Archdiocese of Cebu

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu

*Archidioecesis Metropolitae Nominis Iesu o Caebuana*

*Arkidiyosesis Metropolitano sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo*
*Kalakhang Arkidiyosesis ng Kabanal-banalang Ngalan ni Hesus sa Cebu*
*Arquidiócesis Metropolitano del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús de Cebú*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu; Archidioecesis Metropolitae Nominis Iesu o Caebuana; Arkidiyosesis Metropolitano sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo; Kalakhang Arkidiyosesis ng Kabanal-banalang Ngalan ni Hesus sa Cebu; Arquidiócesis Metropolitano del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús de Cebú;
Catholic
	Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
	Coat of arms, 2022 design
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Cebu
Ecclesiastical province	Cebu
Metropolitan	Cebu
Coordinates	10°17′45″N 123°54′11″E / 10.2958°N 123.9030°E
Statistics
Area	5,088 km2 (1,964 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2021); 5,310,651; 4,621,792 (87%);
Parishes	164 parishes (including quasi-parishes); 2 mission stations; 5 non-parochial shrines; 1 minor basilica; 2 national shrines;
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	August 14, 1595 (Diocese); April 28, 1934 (Archdiocese);
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of St. Vitalis
Patron saint	Vitalis of Milan; Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Cebú; Pedro Calungsod;
Secular priests	362
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alberto Uy
Suffragans	Julito Cortes (Dumaguete); Precioso Cantillas (Maasin); Sede vacante (Tagbilaran); Daniel Parcon (Talibon);
Vicar General	Vicente Rey Penagunda; Rogelio Fuentes;
Bishops emeritus	José S. Palma; Antonio R. Rañola; Emilio Bataclan;
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	; Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu (more formally the Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Cebu; Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Nominis Iesu o Caebuana; Filipino: Kalakhang Arkidiyosesis ng Kabanal-banalang Ngalan ni Hesus sa Cebu; Cebuano: Arkidiyosesis Metropolitano sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo; Spanish: Arquidiocesis Metropolitano del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus de Cebu) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Catholic Church in the country. It is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu, including its outer islands of Mactan, Bantayan, and Camotes. The jurisdiction, Cebu, is considered as the fount of Christianity in the Far East.

The seat of the archdiocese is the Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of St. Vitalis, more commonly known as the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. The archdiocese honors Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebú as its patroness, Vitalis of Milan as its patron and titular saint, and Pedro Calungsod (the second Filipino saint) as its secondary patron saint. Its most recent archbishop is Alberto Uy, who was installed on September 30, 2025. As of 2013, the archdiocese registered a total of 4,609,590 baptized Catholics.