Diocese of Tagbilaran
Tagbilaran(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Tagbilaran, Philippines
The Diocese of Tagbilaran is a Latin Church diocese covering part of Bohol province, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cebu. The see has been vacant since September 2025; bishop-designate Gerardo Saco Jr. declined ordination in May 2026 and continues as diocesan administrator.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 November 1941
- Latin
- Tagbilaran(us)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph and Saint Roch
- Annuario code
- 001003149
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 705,898
- Population
- 748,916
- Catholic share
- 94.3%
- Priests
- 126
- Catholics per priest
- 5,602
- Extent
- 1,734 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 407
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Gerardo Fortich Saco
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker stands in Tagbilaran, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Cebu
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cebu.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of CebuCebu
- Diocese of DumagueteDumaguete
- Diocese of MaasinMaasin
- Diocese of TalibonTalibon
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Headquartered in Tagbilaran City, the Diocese of Tagbilaran is one of two Latin Catholic dioceses in the province of Bohol, Philippines, its counterpart being the Diocese of Talibon. Both are suffragans of the Archdiocese of Cebu. At present the see is led by its diocesan administrator, Gerardo Saco Jr.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].