Diocese of Tagbilaran Dioecesis Tagbilaranus Diyosesis sa Tagbilaran | |
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| 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 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,734 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 686,000 610,000 (88.9%) |
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| 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 |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
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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.
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 by the apostolic constitution In sublimi Petri cathedra.[3] 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.[4] The Diocese of Talibon absorbed half of the civil province of Bohol.
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Bishops of Tagbilaran
| No. | Name | From | Until | Consecrated Bishop |
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| 1st | Most Rev. Julio Rosales, D.D. † | June 22, 1946 | December 17, 1949 | September 21, 1946 |
| 2nd | Most Rev. Manuel M. Mascariñas, D.D. † | November 12, 1951 | July 3, 1976 | March 25, 1938 |
| 3rd | Most Rev. Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo, D.D † | July 3, 1976 | June 18, 1986 | May 27, 1974 |
| 4th | Most Rev. Felix S. Zafra, D.D † | October 20, 1986 | April 21, 1992 | October 22, 1967 |
| 5th | Most Rev. Leopoldo S. Tumulak, D.D † | November 28, 1992 | January 15, 2005 | March 16, 1987 |
| 6th | Most Rev. Leonardo Y. Medroso, D.D | October 17, 2006 | January 6, 2017 | March 17, 1987 |
| 7th | Most Rev. Alberto S. Uy, D.D | January 6, 2017 | Present | January 5, 2017 |
See also
- Diocese of Talibon
- Archdiocese of Cebu
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
- Singing Priests of Tagbilaran
- Arnold Zamora
- José Roel Lungay
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Cebu
- List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the Philippines
References
- ^ News, ABS-CBN. "Pope appoints new bishop for Tagbilaran". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Bishop's ordination, installation set | The Bohol Chronicle | Latest News from Tagbilaran City and Around Bohol, Philippines". boholchronicle.com.ph. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- The official Website of Tagbilaran Diocese
- Bishop Leonardo Medroso Blogspot
- Diocesan Commission on Youth-Diocese of Tagbilaran