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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

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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.

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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 celebrates Chrism Mass 2021; Priests renew vows and given new Pastoral Assignments

April 1, 2021
Archdiocese of Palo
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PHOTO by Ken Garcia PALO, LEYTE – The clergy of the Archdiocese of Palo celebrated its annual renewal of priestly promises on Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021, the final mass before the Easter Triduum, the climax of our Holy Week celebration. About 165 priests gathered at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral to asseverate their priestly vows and witness the blessing of the holy oils which will be used for the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, anointing of the sick and holy orders…

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Let us ask God for forgiveness… if we live in Sin, we live a life of tragedy and pandemic

March 27, 2021
Archdiocese of Palo
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Mga kabugtuan ko dida kan Jesucristo! Masulod na liwat kita ha panahon han Semana Santa. Higayon ini para kumita kita han aton kalugaringon. Han aton relasyon ha aton pamilya, ug mga kabugtuan. Aanhi ita yana hin panahon hin dako nga kataragman. Nagsasakit kita tungod hini nga pandemia. Ini nga aton pagsakit makaaghat unta ha aton hin pagbasol han aton mga sala. Ug ini magdara ha aton hin pagbalik sa Diyos, Mangaro kita hin pasaylo han aton mga sala.  An sala amo an…

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Statement on the death of FR. MANSUETO L. SOSING

January 15, 2021
Archdiocese of Palo
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The Archdiocese of Palo is saddened by the death of  REV. FR. MANSUETO LUBAN-SOSING. Kindly offer prayers for his eternal repose. Fr. Sosing hails from Tabontabon, Leyte. He was ordained a priest on July 24, 1999. Upon his demise, he was serving as the Pastor of St. John Paul II Mission Station in Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City since 2017. Fr. Sosing’s former assignments were: 1999  Formator (Sacred Heart Seminary, Palo, Leyte2005  Formator (St. John the Evangelist School of Theology, Palo,…

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Statement on the death of FR. STEPHEN S. PESADO

January 11, 2021
Archdiocese of Palo
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The Clergy of the Archdiocese of Palo mourns the death of one of its brothers, REV. FR. STEPHEN S. PESADO. We humbly ask for prayers that God may welcome the soul of Fr. Stephen into the place of salvation which he rightly hoped for. Born in Tolosa, Leyte; Fr. Pesado was ordained a priest on February 28, 1981. He presently resides at the PATMOS Clergy House, Seminary-Chancery Compound in Palo, Leyte. His past assignments were: 1981  Parochial Vicar (Sto. Niño…

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