Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Diocese of Tagbilaran is one of the 72 ecclesiastical territories called dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is one of 2 dioceses in the province of Bohol and is part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Cebu. The 55-year old Diocese of Tagbilaran was established on November 8 1941. The diocese covers a population of more than a half million 95 percent of whom are Catholics. It has 171 priests and 146 nuns working in 50 parishes. Most Rev.