Three Filipino metropolitan archbishops are set to travel to Rome to receive the sacred pallium from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, a liturgical vestment symbolizing their pastoral authority and communion with the Holy See.
The prelates are Archbishop Alberto Uy of Cebu, Archbishop Charlie Inzon of Cotabato, and Archbishop David William Antonio of Nueva Segovia.
Uy, 59, was appointed archbishop of Cebu on July 16, 2025, and was formally installed on September 30. Inzon, 60, was appointed to the Archdiocese of Cotabato on September 8, 2025, and installed on December 8 of the same year.
Antonio, 62, was appointed to lead the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia in Ilocos Sur on November 4, 2025, and was formally seated on January 14, 2026.
Ahead of their trip, Uy asked the public to pray for their safe travel and for the spiritual strength to remain faithful shepherds to their respective communities.
The pallium is a white wool vestment marked with six black silk crosses and traditionally fastened with three pins, which represent the nails used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
The wool used for the pallium comes from young lambs. After the vestments are woven and prepared, they are traditionally placed near the tomb of St. Peter overnight and blessed on the feast of St. Agnes.
Pope Leo XIV is expected to preside over a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, coinciding with the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. During the celebration, he will bless and impose the pallium on newly appointed metropolitan archbishops from different parts of the world.
The pallium is worn over the shoulders during major liturgical celebrations within an archbishop’s ecclesiastical province.