José S. Palma


José S. Palma

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu
Archbishop José S. Palma, celebrating the Novus Ordo Mass in Ad Orientem at Oratory of Our Lady of Sorrows, circa 2023.
ChurchLatin Church
ProvinceCebu
SeeCebu
Appointed15 October 2010
Installed13 January 2011
PredecessorRicardo Vidal
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 August 1976
by Alberto Jover Piamonte
Consecration13 January 1998
by Gian Vincenzo Moreni
Personal details
Born
José Serofia Palma

(1950-03-19) 19 March 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'Psalm 115:1)
Signature
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAlberto Jover Piamonte
Date21 August 1976
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGian Vincenzo Moreni
Co-consecrators
Date13 January 1998
PlaceJaro Cathedral
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by José S. Palma as principal consecrator
Daniel Parcon22 August 2014
Dennis Villarojo10 August 2015
Ruben Labajo19 August 2022
Styles
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

José Serofia Palma O.P. (born 19 March 1950) is a Filipino prelate and a professed member of the Dominican Order who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Cebu since 15 October 2010. He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in Leyte. He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2011 to 2013.