José S. Palma

José Serofia Palma O.P. (born 19 March 1950) is a Filipino prelate and a professed member of the Dominican Order who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Cebu since 15 October 2010. He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in Leyte. He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2011 to 2013.

The Most Reverend

José S. Palma

Archbishop of Cebu
Archbishop José S. Palma, celebrating the Novus Ordo Mass in Ad Orientem at Oratory of Our Lady of Sorrows, circa 2023.
ChurchLatin Church
ProvinceCebu
SeeCebu
Appointed15 October 2010
Installed13 January 2011
PredecessorRicardo Vidal
Orders
Ordination21 August 1976
by Alberto Jover Piamonte
Consecration13 January 1998
by Gian Vincenzo Moreni
Personal details
Born (1950-03-19) 19 March 1950
Dingle, Iloilo, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationCatholicism
Previous post(s)
  • Archbishop of Palo
  • Bishop of Calbayog
Alma materSt. Vincent Ferrer Seminary
St. Joseph Regional Seminary
Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoLatin: Non nobis Domine ("Not to us O Lord", Psalm 115:1)
Signature
Coat of arms
Styles of
José S. Palma
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
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