Roman Catholic Diocese of Talibon: Difference between revisions

The '''Diocese of Talibon''' is one of the 72 ecclesiastical territories called [[dioceses]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in the [[Philippines]].

== 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]].<ref name="cbcp3">[http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/talibon.html "Diocese of Talibon"]. CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.</ref> then 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 of the Philippines|municipalities]] starting from [[Inabanga, Bohol|Inabanga]] in the northwest to [[Jagna, Bohol|Jagna]] in the southeast and interior municipalities bounded by [[Carmen, Bohol|Carmen]] and [[Sierra Bullones, Bohol|Sierra Bullones]]. There are 7 vicariates in the diocese comprising 37 parishes and ministered to by 101 priests.<ref>[http://dioceseoftalibon.org/diocStats.html "Statistics"]. Diocese of Talibon Website. Retrieved on 2014-10-14.</ref> There are also 53 religious sisters active in the running of 16 secondary Catholic schools.<ref name="cbcp3">[http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/talibon.html "Diocese of Talibon"]. CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.</ref>