Diocese of Talibon
Talibonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Talibon, Philippines
The Diocese of Talibon is a Latin Church diocese covering the northern part of Bohol province, erected in 1986 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cebu. Its bishop since 2014 is Patrick Daniel Y. Parcon.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 9 January 1986
- Latin
- Talibonen(sis)
- Patron
- Holy Trinity
- Annuario code
- 001003159
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 635,144
- Population
- 762,643
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 83.3%
- Priests
- 89
- Catholics per priest
- 7,136
- Extent
- 2,243 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 283
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
- Bishop
- Daniel Patrick Parcon
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
Most Holy Trinity Cathedral stands in Talibon, 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 TagbilaranTagbilaran
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Based in Talibon, Bohol, the Diocese of Talibon is a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The province of Bohol holds two dioceses, Talibon and Tagbilaran, and both answer to the Archdiocese of Cebu as suffragans.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.