Roman Catholic Diocese of Talibon

The Diocese of Talibon is one of the 72 ecclesiastical territories called dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is one of two dioceses in the province of Bohol and part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Cebu. It was created on January 9, 1986, separating half the civil province of Bohol from the Diocese of Tagbilaran.[1] It comprises the northeastern municipalities of Bohol, consisting of coastal municipalities starting from Inabanga in the northwest to Jagna in the southeast and interior municipalities bounded by Carmen and Sierra Bullones. There are 7 vicariates in the diocese comprising 37 parishes and ministered to by 101 priests.[2] There are also 53 religious sisters active in the running of 16 secondary Catholic schools.[1]

Diocese of Talibon

Dioecesis Talibonensis

Diyosesis sa Talibon
The Blessed Trinity Cathedral in Talibon, Bohol, the seat of the Bishop of Talibon
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryEastern Bohol (Alicia, Anda, Bien Unido, Buenavista, Candijay, Carmen, Dagohoy, Danao, Duero, Getafe, Guindulman, Inabanga, Jagna, Mabini, Pilar, President Carlos P. Garcia, San Miguel, Sierra Bullones, Talibon, Trinidad, Ubay)
Ecclesiastical provinceCebu
MetropolitanCebu
Subdivisions7 vicariates
Statistics
Area2,243 km2 (866 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
708,761
648,827 (91.5%)
Parishes37
Churches37
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1986
CathedralBlessed Trinity Cathedral
PatronageHoly Trinity
Secular priests101
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDaniel Patrick Y. Parcon
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose S. Palma
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Ignacio H. Reyes
Episcopal VicarsMsgr. Jonathan D. Pacudan, Msgr. Bernard Rañoa and Msgr. Ariel Lantaca
Website
Diocese of Talibon Official Website

Bishops

Most Rev. Patrick Daniel Yee Parcon (2014-present)
Born: November 24, 1962
Ordained Priest: April 29, 1994
Ordained Bishop: August 22, 2014
Second Bishop of Talibon: (June 3, 2014 - present)[3]

Most Rev. Christian V.F. Noel, D.D. (1986-2014)
Born in Sangi, Asturias, Cebu
Ordained priest: March 18, 1961
Ordained bishop: November 30, 1981
Education
Elementary: Asturias Central Elementary School
High School: Asturias, Cebu, 1945-1950
Tertiary: Seminario Menor de San Carlos in Mabolo, Cebu City, 1950-1955
Philosophy & Theology from Seminario Mayor de San Carlos Mabolo, Cebu City, 1955-1961
Ministry
  • 1961-1962- La Hermandad Misionera de San Vicente de Paul, Cebu-wide Missions
  • 1962-1964- Asst. Parish Priest, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Balamban, Cebu
  • 1964-1966- Asst. Parish Priest, San Vicente Ferrer Parish, Bogo, Cebu
  • 1966-1976- Parish Priest, San Vicente Ferrer Parish, Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu
  • 1976-1982- Parish Priest & Vicar Forane, San Vicente Ferrer Parish, Bogo, Cebu
  • 1982
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Cagayan de Oro
  • Parish Priest, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro
First Bishop of Talibon: September 6, 1986-June 3, 2014[4]

See also
  • Diocese of Tagbilaran
  • Archdiocese of Cebu
  • List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the Philippines

References
  1. "Diocese of Talibon". CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
  2. "Statistics". Diocese of Talibon Website. Retrieved on 2014-10-14.
  3. "Diocese of Talibon". GCatholic.org. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.
  4. Bishop Christian Vincent Noel www.cbsponline.net Retrieved 28 November 2006.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.