Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran

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Diocese of Tagbilaran

Dioecesis Tagbilaranus

Diyosesis sa Tagbilaran
Catholic
Saint Joseph Cathedral Tagbilaran (JA Clarin, Tagbilaran, Bohol; 01-09-2023).jpg
Tagbilaran Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tagbilaran.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg 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 province Cebu
Metropolitan Cebu
Deaneries 8
Coordinates 9°38′22″N123°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
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedNovember 8, 1941;83 years ago (November 8, 1941)
Cathedral Diocesan Shrine and Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker
Patron saint Saint Joseph
Saint Roch
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Alberto Sy Uy
Bishops emeritusLeonardo Y. Medroso
(Bishop; 2006–2017)Alberto S. Uy
(Bishop; 2017–2025)

The Diocese of Tagbilaran is a Latin Catholic 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.

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History

Former Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tagbilaran (as illustrated in Philippine Studies) Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tagbilaran (1951).svg
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

No.NameFromUntilConsecrated BishopCoat of Arms
1 Julio Rosales June 22, 1946December 17, 1949September 21, 1946 Coat of arms of Julio Rosales y Ras as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
2Manuel M. MascariñasNovember 12, 1951July 3, 1976March 25, 1938 Coat of arms of Manuel Mascarinas y Morgia.svg
3 Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo July 3, 1976June 18, 1986May 27, 1974 Coat of arms of Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
4Felix S. ZafraOctober 20, 1986April 21, 1992October 22, 1967 Coat of arms of Felix Sanchez Zafra as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
5 Leopoldo S. Tumulak November 28, 1992January 15, 2005March 16, 1987 Coat of arms of Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
6Leonardo Y. MedrosoOctober 17, 2006January 6, 2017March 17, 1987 Coat of arms of Leonardo Yuzon Medroso as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
7 Alberto S. Uy January 6, 2017July 16, 2025January 5, 2017 Coat of arms of Alberto Sy Uy.svg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tagbilaran (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  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
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