Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran

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Diocese of Tagbilaran

Dioecesis Tagbilaranus

Diyosesis sa Tagbilaran
Tagbilaranchurch01.jpg
Tagbilaran Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tagbilaran
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
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
Statistics
Area1,734 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2010)
686,000
610,000 (88.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 8, 1941
CathedralCathedral - Shrine Parish of St Joseph the Worker in Tagbilaran
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Saint Roch
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlberto S. Uy
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose S. Palma
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Tagbilaran is one of the 72 ecclesiastical territories called dioceses of the 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 Cebu. The Diocese of Tagbilaran was established on November 8, 1941.

History[]

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.[1] 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 5 years after Tagbilaran's erection. On January 9, 1986, the diocese lost half of its territory and Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Talibon with seat in Talibon, a major town on the northern coast of the island.[2] The Diocese of Talibon absorbed half of the civil province of Bohol. The Cathedral of the Diocese of Tagbilaran was declared as a Diocesan Shrine and it will be called “Cathedral Shrine – Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker”.[3]

Bishops of Tagbilaran[]

No. Name From Until Consecrated Bishop Coat of Arms
1 Julio Rosales, D.D. † June 22, 1946 December 17, 1949 September 21, 1946 Coat of arms of Julio Rosales as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
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 Coat of arms of Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
4 Felix S. Zafra, D.D † October 20, 1986 April 21, 1992 October 22, 1967 Coat of arms of Felix Sanchez Zafra as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
5 Leopoldo S. Tumulak, D.D † November 28, 1992 January 15, 2005 March 16, 1987 Coat of arms of Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
6 Leonardo Y. Medroso, D.D October 17, 2006 January 6, 2017 March 17, 1987 Coat of arms of Leonardo Yuzon Medroso as Bishop of Tagbilaran.svg
7 Alberto S. Uy, D.D January 6, 2017 Present January 5, 2017 Coat of Arms of Alberto Uy.svg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Tagbilaran Cathedral to be Declared as 'Diocesan Shrine'". Facebook. Retrieved April 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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