The Diocese of Talibon is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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, headquartered in

Talibon Talibon, officially the Municipality of Talibon (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,272 people, making it ...

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. It is one of two dioceses in the province of

, the other being the Diocese of Tagbilaran. Both dioceses are

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to the

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History

The Diocese is one of two dioceses in the province of

and part of the ecclesiastical province of the

. It was created on January 9, 1986, separating half the civil province of Bohol from the Diocese of Tagbilaran."Diocese of Talibon"
CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2006-11-27. 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

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starting from Inabanga in the northwest to Jagna in the southeast and interior municipalities bounded by

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and

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. There are 7 vicariates in the diocese comprising 37 parishes and ministered to by 101 priests."Statistics"
Diocese of Talibon Website. Retrieved on 2014-10-14. There are also 53 religious sisters active in the running of 16 secondary Catholic schools.
CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.

Bishops

References

External links

Diocese of Talibon
www.cbcponline.net

www.bohol-philippines.com

by GCatholic

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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1986 establishments in the Philippines Religion in Bohol

History

Bishops

See also

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