Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marawi
The Territorial Prelature of Marawi (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Maraviensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature under the Ecclesiastical province of Ozamiz in the Philippines.
Territorial Prelature of Marawi Praelatura Territorialis Maraviensis Prelatura Teritoryal ng Marawi | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Lanao del Sur; parts of Lanao del Norte (e.g. Balo-i, Sultan Naga Dimaporo) |
Ecclesiastical province | Ozamiz |
Metropolitan | Ozamiz |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,587 km2 (1,771 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 1,184,099 13,127 (0.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Maria Auxiliadora in Marawi |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Prelate | Edwin de la Peña |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Martin Jumoad |
Vicar General | Nilo Tabania |
It comprises parishes in the minority Catholic community of Marawi and four municipalities in the Lanao Provinces with significant Catholic population: Malabang and Balabagan in Lanao del Sur, and Sultan Naga Dimaporo and Baloi in Lanao del Norte).
History
- November 20, 1976: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Marawi from the Territorial Prelature of Iligan
Leadership
See also
- Marawi crisis § May 23 (kidnapping of priest and parishioners from the cathedral on May 23, 2017)
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