Overview of the role of the Catholic Church in the Philippines
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March 17, 1521 Spanish East Indies, Spanish Empire
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Philippine Independent Church (1902)
Apostolic Catholic Church (1992)
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92.65 million (2021) [1]
Tertiary institutions
See list
Seminaries
San Carlos Seminary, San Jacinto Seminary
Other name(s)
Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines
Iglesya Katolika or Iglesia Katolika
Simbahang Katolika
Simbahang Katolika Romana
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www.cbcponline.net www.cbcpnews.net
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As part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Catholic Church in the Philippines (Filipino: Simbahang Katolika sa Pilipinas, Spanish: Iglesia Catolica de Filipinas), or the Filipino Catholic Church, is under the spiritual direction of the Pope. The Philippines is one of the two nations in Asia having a substantial portion of the population professing the Catholic faith, along with East Timor, and has the third largest Catholic population in the world after Brazil and Mexico.[2] The episcopal conference responsible in governing the faith is the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
Christianity was first brought to the Philippine islands by Spanish missionaries and settlers, who arrived in waves beginning in the early 16th century in Cebu by way of colonization. Compared to the Spanish colonial period, when Christianity was recognized as the state religion, the faith today is practiced in the context of a secular state. In 2020, it was estimated that 85.7 million Filipinos, or roughly 78.8% of the population, profess the Catholic faith.[3]
^"Catholic Church in Philippines". GCatholic.org. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^"Philippines still top Christian country in Asia, 5th in world". Inquirer Global Nation. December 21, 2011.
^Yraola, Abigail Marie P. (February 22, 2023). "Catholics make up nearly 79% of Philippine population". BusinessWorld. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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