Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction covering the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.
It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent of the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Jolo, Sulu, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.History
Established on 28 October 1953 as Apostolic Prefecture of Sulu, of territory split off from the then Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu.
Promoted and renamed after its see on as Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo, led by a titular bishop.Ordinaries
;Apostolic Prefect of Sulu
;Apostolic Vicars of Jolo
- Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Palæstina
- Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Lamphua, later Coadjutor Bishop of Cotabato , succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato
- George Eli Dion, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Caudium
- Benjamin de Jesus, O.M.I.
- Angelito Lampon, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Valliposita, succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato
- Fr. Romeo Sombilon Saniel, O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator
- Charile M.Inzon, O.M.I.
