José S. Palma
José Serofia Palma | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Latin Church | ||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Cebu | ||||||||||||||||||
| See | Cebu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | October 15, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | January 13, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | July 16, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ricardo Vidal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Alberto S. Uy | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Orders | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ordination | August 21, 1976 by Alberto Jover Piamonte | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | January 13, 1998 by Gian Vincenzo Moreni | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | José Serofia Palma March 19, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Catholicism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary St. Joseph Regional Seminary Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Non nobis Domine (Latin for 'Not to us O Lord') | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of José S. Palma | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop, Monsignor |
José Serofia Palma (born March 19, 1950) is a Filipino prelate who served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu from 2011 to 2025. He had previously served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo in Leyte from 2006 to 2010, and as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2011 to 2013.