Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran

Diocese of Tagbilaran

Dioecesis Tagbilaranus

Diyosesis sa Tagbilaran
Catholic
Tagbilaran Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tagbilaran
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryWestern Bohol (Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Batuan, Bilar, Calape, Catigbian, Clarin, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Dimiao, Garcia Hernandez, Lila, Loay, Loboc, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sagbayan, San Isidro, Sevilla, Sikatuna, Tagbilaran, Tubigon, Valencia)
Ecclesiastical provinceCebu
MetropolitanCebu
Deaneries8
Coordinates9°38′22″N 123°51′21″E / 9.63945°N 123.85589°E / 9.63945; 123.85589
Statistics
Area1,734 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
1,079,000
831,000[1] (77%)
Parishes58
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 8, 1941
CathedralDiocesan Shrine and Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Saint Roch
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlberto S. Uy
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose S. Palma
Bishops emeritusLeonardo Y. Medroso
(Bishop; 2006–2017)

The Diocese of Tagbilaran is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, headquartered in Tagbilaran, Bohol. It is one of two dioceses in the province of Bohol, the other being the Diocese of Talibon. Both dioceses are suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cebu. The diocese was established on November 8, 1941.

History[edit]

Former Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tagbilaran (as illustrated in Philippine Studies)

The Diocese of Tagbilaran was created on November 8, 1941 and made a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cebu by the apostolic constitution In sublimi Petri cathedra.[2] But due to the complications caused by World War II, its first bishop, Julio Rosales, a priest of the Diocese of Palo took possession of the diocese after his episcopal consecration five years after Tagbilaran's erection.

On January 9, 1986, the diocese lost half of its territory after Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Talibon, with its seat in Talibon, a major town on the northern coast of the island.[3] The Diocese of Talibon absorbed half of the civil province of Bohol.

Bishops of Tagbilaran[edit]

No. Name From Until Consecrated Bishop Coat of Arms
1 Julio Rosales, D.D. † June 22, 1946 December 17, 1949 September 21, 1946
2 Manuel M. Mascariñas, D.D. † November 12, 1951 July 3, 1976 March 25, 1938
3 Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo, D.D † July 3, 1976 June 18, 1986 May 27, 1974
4 Felix S. Zafra, D.D † October 20, 1986 April 21, 1992 October 22, 1967
5 Leopoldo S. Tumulak, D.D † November 28, 1992 January 15, 2005 March 16, 1987
6 Leonardo Y. Medroso, D.D October 17, 2006 January 6, 2017 March 17, 1987
7 Alberto S. Uy, D.D January 6, 2017 Present January 5, 2017

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tagbilaran (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ Pope Pius XII, Apostolic Constitution creating the Diocese of Tagbilaran In sublimi Petri cathedra (8 November 1941), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 34 (1942), 25-27. Ab archidioecesi Nominis Iesu, seu Cæbuana, territorii pars distrahitur , ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis «Tagbilarana » nuncupanda eidem archidioecesi Cæbuanæ suffraganea
  3. ^ Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Constitution creating the Diocese of Talibon Apostolica Sedes (9 January 1986), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 78 (1986), 593-595. Quibusdam locis a dioecesi Tagbilarana distractis nova conditur dioecesis nomine Talibonensis

External links[edit]

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