Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran

Diocese of Tagbilaran
Dioecesis Tagbilaranus
Diyosesis sa Tagbilaran
Location
Territory Bohol
Ecclesiastical province Cebu
Metropolitan Cebu
Statistics
Area 1,734 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
686,000
610,000 (88.9%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established November 8, 1941
Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph the Worker in Tagbilaran
Patron saint Saint Joseph
Saint Roch
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alberto S. Uy
Metropolitan Archbishop Jose S. Palma
Website
Website of the Diocese
St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral Tagbilaran City, Bohol

The Diocese of Tagbilaran is one of the 72 ecclesiastical territories called dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is one of 2 dioceses in the province of Bohol and is part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Cebu. The Diocese of Tagbilaran was established on November 8, 1941.

Most Rev. Alberto S. Uy, born on October 18,1966, was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran by Pope Francis on October 13, 2016.[1] He was ordained as bishop at the Blessed Trinity Cathedral in Talibon town, seat of the Diocese of Talibon on January 5, 2017, and was installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran on January 6, 2017 at Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. He succeeded bishop Most Rev. Leonardo Y. Medroso, D.D., who has retired.[2]

History

The Diocese of Tagbilaran was created on November 8, 1941 and made a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cebu. On January 9, 1986 the diocese was divided into two, with the creation of the Diocese of Talibon with seat in Talibon, Bohol, a major town on the northern coast of the island. The Diocese of Talibon absorbed half of the civil province of Bohol.

St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral Tagbilaran City, Bohol

Bishops of Tagbilaran

No.NameFromUntilConsecrated Bishop
1stMost Rev. Julio Rosales, D.D. †June 22, 1946December 17, 1949September 21, 1946
2ndMost Rev. Manuel M. Mascariñas, D.D. †November 12, 1951July 3, 1976March 25, 1938
3rdMost Rev. Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo, D.D †July 3, 1976June 18, 1986May 27, 1974
4thMost Rev. Felix S. Zafra, D.D †October 20, 1986April 21, 1992October 22, 1967
5thMost Rev. Leopoldo S. Tumulak, D.D †November 28, 1992January 15, 2005March 16, 1987
6thMost Rev. Leonardo Y. Medroso, D.DOctober 17, 2006January 6, 2017March 17, 1987
7thMost Rev. Alberto S. Uy, D.DJanuary 6, 2017PresentJanuary 5, 2017

See also

References

  1. ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "Pope appoints new bishop for Tagbilaran". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Bishop's ordination, installation set | The Bohol Chronicle | Latest News from Tagbilaran City and Around Bohol, Philippines". boholchronicle.com.ph. Retrieved 2016-11-22.

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