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Church in The Philippines

With plans for a split, who will shepherd Asia’s biggest archdiocese?

The Archdiocese of Cebu - home to 4 million Catholics - is set to become three smaller dioceses. It's also set for a new bishop.

Jason Abellaneda Baguia
Feb 20, 2025
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Plans to split the Archdiocese of Cebu into three smaller dioceses have hit delays, leaving the four million Catholics in the archdiocese uncertain about the future of their local Church, more than a year after the Philippines’ bishops’ conference approved a plan to see Asia’s largest diocese become three smaller ones.

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