Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran
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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.
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Diocese of Tagbilaran Dioecesis Tagbilaranus Diyosesis sa Tagbilaran | |
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Catholic | |
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 |
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) |
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