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Suffragan diocese Tagbilaran, Philippines

Diocese of Tagbilaran

Tagbilaran(us)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker, in Tagbilaran, Philippines.

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Established
1941
Catholics
705,898
Priests
126
Territory
1,734 km²

Parishes and churches

50 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Gerardo Fortich Saco

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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.

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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.

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