The Diocese of Talibon is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, headquartered in Talibon, Bohol. It is one of two dioceses in the province of Bohol, the other being the Diocese of Tagbilaran. Both dioceses are suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cebu.
History The Diocese 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."Diocese of Talibon". CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2006-11-27. then Pope John Paul II appointed Auxiliary Bishop Christian Vicente Noel as the First Bishop of Talibon, the Diocese 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."Statistics". Diocese of Talibon Website. Retrieved on 2014-10-14. There are also 53 religious sisters active in the running of 16 secondary Catholic schools."Diocese of Talibon". CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
Bishops Bishop Period in office Notes Coat of Arms1. Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel December 3, 1986 – June 3, 2014Bishop Christian Vincent Noel www.cbsponline.net Retrieved 28 November 2006.()Retired from office2. Patrick Daniel Yee Parcon August 26, 2014 – present()
See also Diocese of Tagbilaran Archdiocese of Cebu List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the Philippines
References
External links Diocese of Talibon www.cbcponline.net Cathedral of Talibon www.bohol-philippines.com Catholic dioceses in the Philippines by GCatholic Diocese of Talibon by GCatholic