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Archbishop-designate Alberto Uy of Cebu during Mass at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Loboc, Bohol on July 4, 2025. ROY LAGARDE/CBCP NEWS

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Erik Tenedero

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752663761622DSCF1199-1080x720.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Archbishop-designate Alberto Uy of Cebu during Mass at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Loboc, Bohol on July 4, 2025. <em>ROY LAGARDE/CBCP NEWS</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran as the new archbishop of Cebu.</p><p>The Vatican made the announcement on Wednesday, July 16.</p><p>Uy will be the fifth archbishop of Cebu. He succeeds Archbishop Jose Palma, who turned 75 last March, the age at which bishops are required to submit their resignation to the pope.<br/><br/>Palma has served as Cebu archbishop for 14 years, after succeeding the late Ricardo Cardinal Vidal.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsugboanongsimbahan%2Fposts%2Fpfbid025HW9LQuYhUxGqsSGGG1agk7hW8aQimcDF6U2aMMSoMhgGYWau1oQoYtWnUzyUhPQl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="751" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/>Meanwhile, Uy has been serving as archbishop of Tagbilaran for nine years, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/10/14/16/pope-appoints-new-bishop-for-tagbilaran">since his installation in 2016</a>.<br/><br/>Ordained priest for the Diocese of Talibon in 1993, Uy earned his licentiate in sacred theology from the Loyola School of Theology in Quezon.</div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/9/filipinos-recount-personal-encounters-with-pope-leo-xiv-in-the-philippines-0831"><strong>Filipinos recount personal encounters with Pope Leo XIV in the Philippines</strong></a></div><p>He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 2002 to 2006, earning a doctorate in sacred theology.<br/><br/>Known as the cradle of Christianity in the Philippines, the Archdiocese of Cebu is home to 4.7 million Catholics.</p>

<p>Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran as the new archbishop of Cebu.</p>

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran as the new archbishop of Cebu.

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Alberto Uy is new Cebu archbishop

Erik Tenedero,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 16, 2025 07:06 PM PHT

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Updated July 16, 2025 11:28 PM PHT

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