Cebu (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Thomas Hendrick · 1913
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Description
Cebu is a diocese in the Philippine Islands. It is named for the island on which its city stands, itself named for a fancied resemblance between the island's outline and the Indian ox. Magellan reached Cebu in April 1521. He died in battle on nearby Mactan, leaving behind the Santo Niño statuette, still greatly venerated. The diocese was separated from Manila, which once covered the whole archipelago, on 14 August 1595.
Its territory then covered today's dioceses of Cebu and Jaro, plus the Marian Islands vicariate. It now comprises Cebu, Leyte, Samar, Bohol, Siquijor, Camaguin, and smaller islands nearby. Twenty-two bishops have governed Cebu since its founding, and Thomas Augustine Hendrick, consecrated at Rome in August 1903, became its first American bishop.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Thomas Hendrick |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |