José S. Palma


José Serofia Palma

Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu
ChurchLatin Church
ProvinceCebu
SeeCebu
AppointedOctober 15, 2010
InstalledJanuary 13, 2011
RetiredJuly 16, 2025
PredecessorRicardo Vidal
SuccessorAlberto S. Uy
Previous posts
Orders
OrdinationAugust 21, 1976
by Alberto Jover Piamonte
ConsecrationJanuary 13, 1998
by Gian Vincenzo Moreni
Personal details
BornJosé Serofia Palma
(1950-03-19) March 19, 1950
NationalityFilipino
DenominationCatholicism
Alma materSt. Vincent Ferrer Seminary
St. Joseph Regional Seminary
Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoNon nobis Domine
(Latin for 'Not to us O Lord')
Signature
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAlberto Jover Piamonte
DateAugust 21, 1976
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGian Vincenzo Moreni
Co-consecrators
DateJanuary 13, 1998
PlaceJaro Cathedral
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by José S. Palma as principal consecrator
Patrick Daniel Y. ParconAugust 22, 2014
Dennis C. VillarojoAugust 10, 2015
Ruben C. LabajoAugust 19, 2022
Styles of
José S. Palma
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop, 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.