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A People of God and a Community of Disciples
nourished by God’s Word and the Sacraments

Welcome to the Archdiocese of Palo

The COAT Explained / VISION•MISSION

Super typhoon Yolanda (Int’l: Haiyan) that battered the Archdiocese of Palo in November 2013 brought to the Archdiocese the devotion to Our Lady of Hope of Palo. The image is a depiction of the Boy-Jesus with Mary His Mother reaching out to the survivors. It depicts the faith of the people, a faith that remained firm in spite of the devastation. Devotion to Our Lady of Hope is propagated in the Archdiocese of Palo. The Prayer to Our Lady with Jesus our Savior is an assurance of God’s presence in both good and challenging times.

Prayer to Our Lady of Hope of Palo

The Archdiocese of Palo has Pastoral Programs
helping various Communities

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The Palo Archdiocesan Chancery and Pastoral Center is the Central Office of the Archdiocese of Palo. It houses various offices from Pastoral Programs, Commission on Temporalities, and Finance Department. You may also inquire for mariage-related concerns in our Judiciary Section.

Contact a Parish

Eighty-Six (86) Parishes and Mission Stations are in the Archdiocese of Palo. It has seven (7) Vicariates divided into two (2) districts: East (Waray-Waray speaking) and West (Cebuano speaking). Reach them to inquire schedule of Masses, Celebration of other Sacraments and parish-document related inquiries.

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Keep yourself updated on what is going-on in the Archdiocese of Palo. Be informed of the latest activities in the Archdiocesan Level down to the Parish Level. These events are testimonies of the Church’s dynamism in response to the implementation of Archdiocesan programs.

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Read and Download important documents of the Archdiocese. These resources have guided the Pastoral thrust of the local Church of Palo. From Archdiocesan Decrees to Pastoral Letters of the Archbishops; it will be a credible source of data behind the different programs of the Archdiocese of Palo.

More than four-hundred (400) years since the formal evangelization of the Island of Leyte; the Archdiocese of Palo has grown to be one of the largest administrative diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis visited the Archdiocese of Palo on January 2015. It was after the devastation of Supertyphoon Haiyan (locally known YOLANDA) - the strongest typhoon ever recorded to make landfall.
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This website is a response of the Archdiocese of Palo to the New Evangelization. The internet is God’s gift that needs to be used to further the work of Evangelization and to let everyone know that Christ accompanies us even in Cyberspace. May you feel our closeness thru this website and may this be a place where we will know that Christ is ever at work in his Church.

Most Rev. John F. Du, DD

Archbishop of Palo

Keeping in touch has always been an aim in Communication. It builds relationship and edifies it. In behalf of the Information and Social Communications Team of the Archdiocese of Palo; I welcome you to this website – our home in the internet. May this facility be an avenue to build lasting connections between you and the Archdiocese of Palo.

Rev. Fr. Chris Arthur H. Militante

Information and Social Communications Director, Archdiocese of Palo

His Holiness, Pope Francis, emphasized the realization that Social Media is a gift. In the Archdiocese of Palo, as you want to strengthen how you can be more in touch with people not only in your Archdiocese but all over the world; social media is a gift and a tool. Utilize it well in your apostolate and use it as a channel of evangelization to proclaim the gospel.

Most Rev. Mylo Hubert C. Vergara, DD

Episcopal Commission on Social Communications Chairman, Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines
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Archdiocese of Palo partners with PICA for Media Literacy

February 5, 2020
Archdiocese of Palo
Archdiocesan Events, Know the Latest

PALO, LEYTE – In line with the establishment of Social Communications and Mass Media as one of the commissions under its Pastoral programs; the Archdiocese of Palo conducted a Seminar-Workshop for Pastoral Workers on Media Literacy for Evangelization held at the Palo Archdiocesan Chancery and Pastoral Center, Barangay Salvacion, January 31 – February 1.  Partnering with Paulines Institute of Communication in Asia (PICA), Foundation Inc., the two-day seminar-workshop was attended by 85 participants from the different parishes of the Archdiocese.…

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NOW A PARISH: St. Roch Mission Station in Patoc, Dagami, Leyte Canonically Erected

October 29, 2019
Archdiocese of Palo
Know the Latest, Parish Affairs

PHOTO CREDITS: Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, JCD The St. Roch Parish, Brgy. Patoc, Dagami, Leyte was canonically erected today, October 29, 2019. In the celebration was the installation of its first parish priest, Fr. Noel T. Lao. The Most Rev. John F. Du, Archbishop of Palo, presided the Liturgy with 35 priests and hundreds of parishioners from the 16 barangays composing the parish: Patok, Calipayan, Rizal, Plaridel, Candagara, Lubi-Lubi, Sto. Domingo, Caanislagan, Hilabago, Camonoan, Maragongdong, Sawahon, Abre, Katipunan, Tagkip, and Panda.…

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BOUNDLESS: the mid-Year of the Youth celebration for the Archdiocese of Palo

August 26, 2019
Archdiocese of Palo
Archdiocesan Events, Know the Latest, Vicariate Activities

PHOTO CREDITS to their respective owners August 25, 2019, was a memorable day for the young people in the Archdiocese of Palo. ”BOUNDLESS” – the mid-year celebration of the Archdiocese as the Philippine Church celebrates the year of the youth was hosted by the Vicariate of Tacloban. True to its name; BOUNDLESS gathered young people coming from various schools, youth organizations, and parishes within the Archdiocese of Palo. Five thousand ninety-three (5,093) registered delegates were assigned to different host parishes…

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Photo Credits to Fr. Erwin Balagapo, JCD

Archbishop John’s Ad Limina Visit Ends

June 3, 2019
Archdiocese of Palo
Archdiocesan Events, Know the Latest

PHOTO CREDITS to Fr. Erwin Balagapo, JCD On the 2nd of June, the beloved Archbishop of Palo – Most Rev. John F. Du,  ended his Ad Limina visit to Rome. He was with the Visayas and Mindanao group of Bishops. The group was the 2nd batch of Philippine Bishops to go to Rome to fulfill this recurring obligation as Shepherds of their Local Churches every five years. Ad Limina visits or the Visita Adlimina Apostolurum is the obligation of Catholic…

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