Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marawi

Territorial Prelature of Marawi Praelatura Territorialis Maraviensis Prelatura Teritoryal sa Marawi
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Marawi City, Malabang, and Balabagan in Lanao del Sur Sultan Naga Dimaporo and Balo-i in Lanao del Norte
Ecclesiastical province	Ozamiz
Headquarters	Bishop's House, Saint Mary's Church Compound #0251-A, Bato Ali – Sen. Ahmad D. Alonto Sr. Streets, Moncado Colony, Marawi City 9700
Statistics
Area	4,567 km2 (1,763 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2019 [1]) 986,500 36,900 (3.7%)
Parishes	7
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 20, 1976
Cathedral	Cathedral of Maria Auxiliadora
Patron saint	Mary, Help of Christians St. Thomas of Villanova
Secular priests	3
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Prelate	Edwin A. de la Peña, M.S.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Martin Jumoad
Vicar General	Msgr. Nilo S. Tabania
All current statistics are based from updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

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

It comprises parishes in the minority Catholic community of Marawi, including at Mindanao State University, and four municipalities in the Lanao Provinces with significant Catholic population: Malabang and Balabagan in Lanao del Sur; and Sultan Naga Dimaporo and Balo-i in Lanao del Norte.

History[]

The prelature was established on November 20, 1976, carved out of the Territorial Prelature (now Diocese) of Iligan. Fr. Bienvenido S. Tudtod, M.S.P., became the first prelate until his death on June 26, 1987.

It would remain as sede vacante until December 27, 2001, when Fr. Edwin A. de la Peña, M.S.P., was installed as the second and current prelate.

Marawi attacks[]

On May 23, 2017, the Daesh-affiliated Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups attacked the city. They also stormed the cathedral, where then-Vicar General Fr. Teresito Soganub and several parishioners were held hostage.^[2]

Ordinaries[]

Prelates[]

Prelate			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.		Bienvenido S. Tudtud, M.S.P.	25 April 1977 – 26 June 1987 (10 years, 62 days)
sede vacante (26 June 1987 – 27 December 2001) (14 years, 184 days)
2.		Edwin A. de la Peña, M.S.P.	27 December 2001 – present (20 years, 22 days)

See also[]

• Marawi
• Catholic Church in the Philippines
  • List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

References[]

External links[]

• Territorial Prelature of Marawi – GCatholic.org
• Territorial Prelature of Marawi – Catholic Hierarchy

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