Diocese of Tagbilaran
| Diocese of Tagbilaran | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocesan bishop | Alberto Uy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Leonardo Yuzon Medroso |
| founding | 1941 |
| surface | 1,734 km² |
| Parishes | 58 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 821,619 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 722,519 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 87.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 115 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,558 |
| Friars | 21 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 116 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.tagbilarandiocese.org |
The Diocese of Tagbilaran ( Latin Dioecesis Tagbilaranus ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Tagbilaran .
history
Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Tagbilaran
The diocese of Tagbilaran was on November 8, 1941 by Pope Pius XII. Erected with the Apostolic Constitution In sublimi from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Cebu and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On January 9, 1986, the Diocese of Tagbilaran gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Talibon .
The diocese of Tagbilaran includes the province of Bohol .
Bishops of Tagbilaran
- Julio Rosales y Ras , 1946–1949, then Archbishop of Cebu
- Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia , 1951-1976
- Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo , 1976–1986, then Archbishop of Capiz
- Felix Sanchez Zafra , 1986-1992
- Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak , 1992–2005, then Philippine Military Bishop
- Leonardo Yuzon Medroso , 2006–2016
- Alberto Uy , since 2016