Pope appoints Bishop Uy as new Abp of Cebu

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran as the new Archbishop of Cebu, succeeding Archbishop Jose Palma.

Archbishop Palma retired upon reaching the mandatory age of 75 after serving for more than 14 years.

Bishop Uy, 58, who was ordained a priest in 1993, will be the fifth archbishop to lead the Archdiocese of Cebu.

He obtained his Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Pope Francis appointed Uy as bishop in October 2016, and he was installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in January 2017.

He is known as an environmental advocate with a heart for the poor and the marginalized, and has asked the faithful to pray for him as he prepares for his new mission.

Cebu, the cradle of Christianity in the Philippines, has 4.7 million Catholics and 170 parishes.