At the close of the 3 rd general assembly of the Archdiocese Commission on the Laity ACL in Cebu City, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma told Radio Veritas Asia that he foresees Rome’s approval of Sugbuswak within the year.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is almost certain that Rome will approve the plan to create two new dioceses in the rapidly urbanizing Cebu province with a Catholic population of more than 4 million.