Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marawi

Territorial Prelature of Marawi Praelatura Territorialis Maraviensis Prelatura Teritoryal ng Marawi
Location
Country	Philippines
Ecclesiastical province	Ozamis
Metropolitan	Ozamis
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,184,099 13,127 (0.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Maria Auxiliadora in Marawi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Prelate	Edwin de la Peña
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jesus Dosado
Vicar General	Nilo Tabania

The Territorial Prelature of Marawi (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Maraviensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature under the Ecclesiastical province of Ozamis in the Philippines.

It comprises parishes in the minority Catholic community of Marawi City and four (4) municipalities of in the Lanao Provinces with significant Catholic population: Malabang and Balabagan in Lanao del Sur, and Sultan Naga Dimaporo and Baloi in Lanao del Norte).

History

• November 20, 1976: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Marawi from the Territorial Prelature of Iligan

Leadership

• Prelates of Marawi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P. (October 22, 2001 – Present)
  • Bishop Bienvenido Solon Tudtud (April 25, 1977 – June 26, 1987)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Prelature website