Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran

Diocese of Tagbilaran Dioecesis Tagbilaranus Diyosesis sa Tagbilaran
Catholic
Tagbilaran Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Western 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″N 123°51′21″E / 9.63945°N 123.85589°E / 9.63945; 123.85589
Statistics
Area	1,734 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,079,000 831,000[1] (77%)
Parishes	58
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 8, 1941
Cathedral	Diocesan Shrine and Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker
Patron saint	Saint Joseph Saint Roch
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Alberto S. Uy
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose S. Palma
Bishops emeritus	Leonardo 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

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.	Name	From	Until	Consecrated Bishop	Coat of Arms
1	Julio Rosales	June 22, 1946	December 17, 1949	September 21, 1946
2	Manuel M. Mascariñas	November 12, 1951	July 3, 1976	March 25, 1938
3	Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo	July 3, 1976	June 18, 1986	May 27, 1974
4	Felix S. Zafra	October 20, 1986	April 21, 1992	October 22, 1967
5	Leopoldo S. Tumulak	November 28, 1992	January 15, 2005	March 16, 1987
6	Leonardo Y. Medroso	October 17, 2006	January 6, 2017	March 17, 1987
7	Alberto S. Uy	January 6, 2017	Present	January 5, 2017

See also

• Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
• Singing Priests of Tagbilaran
• List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the Philippines

References

External links

• The official Website of Tagbilaran Diocese
• Bishop Leonardo Medroso Blogspot
• Diocesan Commission on Youth-Diocese of Tagbilaran Archived 2008-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran

Dioecesis Tagbilaranus

Territories

Western 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)

Ordinaries

• Julio Rosales
• Manuel Mascariñas
• Onesimo Gordoncillo
• Felix S. Zafra
• Leopoldo Tumulak
• Leonardo Y. Medroso
• Alberto S. Uy

Cathedral

• Diocesan Shrine and Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker

Shrines

Diocesan	Dauis Loboc Loon Maribojoc

Parishes

Vicariate of St. Joseph The Worker	St. Joseph the Worker Our Lady of Lourdes Barangay Sang Birhen Shrine St. Vincent Ferrer St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Jude Thaddeus Shrine St. Anthony of Padua
Vicariate of Immaculate Heart of Mary	Immaculate Heart of Mary Our Lady of Guadalupe Birhen sa Barangay Santa Cruz Most Holy Trinity San Roque St. Isidore the Farmer St. Anthony of Padua
Vicariate of The Holy Child	Holy Infant (Valencia, Bohol) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Lila, Bohol) St. Isidore the Farmer (Garcia Hernandez) St. John the Baptist (Garcia Hernandez) St. Nicholas Tolentine (Dimiao)
Vicariate of Assumption of Our Lady	The Assumption of Our Lady Shrine (Dauis) Nuestra Señora de La Paz Y Buen Viaje (Dauis) Immaculate Conception (Baclayon) St. Augustine (Panglao, Bohol) Santa Monica (Albuquerque, Bohol) Nuestra Señora del Villar (Corella, Bohol)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Light	Our Lady of Light (Loon, Bohol) Holy Cross (Maribojoc) St. Isidore the Farmer Quasi-Parish (Maribojoc) Mary Help of Christians (Loon, Bohol) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Antequera, Bohol) San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila (Loon, Bohol) Holy Cross (Loon, Bohol) Nuestra Señora de La Paz Y Buen Viaje (Loon, Bohol)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Balilihan) Immaculate Conception (Catigbian) Santo Niño (Catigbian) Santo Niño (Balilihan) Santo Niño (Cortes, Bohol) Nuestra Señora de La Paz Y Buen Viaje (Cortes, Bohol)
Vicariate of Saint Peter the Apostle	Saint Peter the Apostle (Loboc) Saint James the Greater (Batuan, Bohol) Saint Isidore the Farmer (Bilar, Bohol) Our Lady of Guadalupe (Sevilla, Bohol) Our Lady of Guadalupe (Loboc) St. Anthony of Padua (Sikatuna, Bohol) Immaculate Conception (Loay, Bohol) Most Holy Trinity (Loay, Bohol)
Vicariate of Saint Vincent Ferrer	Saint Vincent (Calape) Our Lady of Fatima (Calape) Saint Augustine (Sagbayan) St. Isidore the Farmer (San Isidro, Bohol) Saint Isidore the Farmer (Tubigon) Saint Michael the Archangel (Clarin, Bohol) St. John of the Cross (Tubigon) St. Joseph the Worker (Clarin, Bohol) Holy Cross (Tubigon)

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