José S. Palma
José S. Palma | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Latin Church | ||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Cebu | ||||||||||||||||||
| See | Cebu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | 15 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | 13 January 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ricardo Vidal | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 21 August 1976 by Alberto Jover Piamonte | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 13 January 1998 by Gian Vincenzo Moreni | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | José Serofia Palma 19 March 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' – Psalm 115:1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religious style | Archbishop | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.