Davao City Hotels

With the arrival of the Augustinian Recollects in 1848 and followed by the Jesuits, Davao was made into a Catholic community. Davao City is under the province of Davao del Sur. The city is facing the Davao Gulf on the east side of the province. Throughout the years, the City of Davao has remained to be the principal commercial center not just within the three Davao provinces but also in the east-southeast region of Mindanao.

On December 17, 1949, Davao’s Prelature Nullius was established. On July 11, 1966, the Prelature Nullius was elevated into a Diocese of Davao. Then finally, it became the Archdiocese of Davao on June 29, 1970. The Archdiocese is comprised of the following places: the City of Davao, the Island of Samal, and the Talicud Municipality in Davao del Norte.

The following suffragan Dioceses are under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Davao: Mati, Digos, and Tagum. These three cities are presently the capital cities of the three provinces of Davao. The titular patron of the Archdiocese is Saint Peter the Apostle. Every 29th day of June, the feast of their patron saint is celebrated in Davao. Of all the population within the Archdiocese of Davao, 88% are Catholics.

Held on November of 1982, the First Archdiocesan Pastoral Assembly of Davao (or APAD 1) was celebrated. The purpose of this and other conferences is to confirm the work of God and the Holy Spirit among the people of Davao. There were several pastoral conferences that were also held with this ideal in mind. The people under the Archdiocese of Davao are disposed to listen and accept Jesus Christ and the Good News willingly when properly and adequately taught.

Through the innovations from the Vatican Council 11, the Archdiocese strengthened the structures that build the people’s faith through establishing schools, seminaries, and parish churches in Davao. The pastoral programs of the Archdiocese were identified and given more focus to give service to the people.

Through the implementation of the Archdiocese’s mission, the people of Davao were ask to have a radical conversion, to have a renewed integral evangelization, to be an active Church of the Poor, to live a life of integrity, and to have a restoration of the Filipino values.

The Archdiocese has 59 diocesan and 68 priests that are administering to the faithful in Davao. The Archdiocese is comprised of 75 parishes that are under the five vicariates.

The Archdiocese also assists in the Catholic educational institutions of Davao that include three seminaries, six colleges, two universities, and 14 high schools.

The Archdiocese that was established in Davao gives the people the balance in their spiritual life and temporal life.

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