Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo
Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis | |
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| Catholic | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Sulu and Tawi-Tawi |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 5 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 October 1953 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Secular priests | 12 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Vicar Apostolic | Charlie Malapitan Inzon |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction that cover the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.
It is directly exempt to the Holy See, specifically to the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province. However, for the purpose of apostolic cooperation, it is sometimes grouped with the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Jolo, Sulu, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).