Manila, Sept. 9 -- Pope Leo XIV has named Jolo Bishop Charlie Inzon as the new archbishop of Cotabato.

According to an article posted on the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines' (CBCP) website, the appointment of the new head of the Archdiocese of Cotabato was announced at the Vatican at 12 noon (6 p.m. Manila time) on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Monday.

Inzon will be the fifth archbishop of Cotabato.

The 59-year-old Catholic prelate will succeed Archbishop Angelito Lampon, whose resignation was accepted by the Pope after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 for bishops on March 1.

Lampon led the archdiocese for more than six years, starting in January 2019.

Inzon was born in Barangay ...