MANILA — Three Filipino archbishops will receive the pallium from Pope Leo XIV during a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced Friday.

The ceremony will coincide with the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, during which the pope will bless and confer the white woolen vestment on newly appointed metropolitan archbishops from different parts of the world.

The Filipino recipients are Cebu Archbishop Alberto Uy, Cotabato Archbishop Charlie Inzon, and Nueva Segovia Archbishop David William Antonio.

Uy, 59, was appointed archbishop of Cebu on July 16, 2025, and was installed on Sept. 30 of the same year.

Inzon, 60, was appointed archbishop of Cotabato on Sept. 8, 2025, and was installed on Dec. 8.

Antonio, 62, was appointed archbishop of Nueva Segovia on Nov. 4, 2025, and was installed on Jan. 14, 2026.

Ahead of the ceremony, Uy asked Catholics to pray for him and the other archbishops.

“Pray for me and for my fellow archbishops, that the Lord may grant us safe travel and help us to be faithful shepherds of His people,” he said.

According to the CBCP, the pallium is a white woolen band worn over the shoulders by metropolitan archbishops during liturgical celebrations within their ecclesiastical provinces.

The vestment symbolizes their pastoral responsibility, unity with the pope, and their role as shepherds of the faithful.

The pallium bears six black silk crosses and is fastened by three pins, traditionally representing the nails used in the crucifixion of Christ.

The CBCP said the wool used to make the pallia comes from lambs blessed annually on the feast of St. Agnes. The vestments are then placed overnight near the tomb of St. Peter before being blessed by the pope during the June 29 liturgy.

Receiving the pallium is considered one of the most significant milestones for newly appointed metropolitan archbishops, symbolizing both their authority within their ecclesiastical provinces and their communion with the pope.