Talibon Cathedral

The Most Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish (Spanish: Catedral Parroquial de la Santísima Trinidad), also called Talibon Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located at Barangay Poblacion, Talibon, in the Central Visayas province of Bohol, Philippines.[1]

Talibon Cathedral
Most Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish
Catedral Parroquial de la Santísima Trinidad
Talibon Cathedral in 2012
Talibon Cathedral is located in Visayas
Talibon Cathedral
Talibon Cathedral
Location in Visayas
Talibon Cathedral is located in Philippines
Talibon Cathedral
Talibon Cathedral
Talibon Cathedral (Philippines)
10°09′04″N 124°19′35″E
LocationTalibon, Bohol
Country Philippines
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1722
DedicationHoly Trinity
Consecrated1722, 1899
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1852
Completed1899
Administration
ArchdioceseCebu
DioceseTalibon
Clergy
Bishop(s)Daniel Patrick Y. Parcon

The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of Diocese of Talibon (Dioecesis Talibonensis) that was created on January 9, 1986 during the papacy of Pope John Paul II.[2] It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Daniel Patrick Y. Parcon since 2014.[1]

History

On the night of May 1, 1521 in present-day Cebu, the remaining Spaniards after the Battle of Mactan four days earlier, fell into an attack organized by the locals. The lay missionaries aboard Trinidad left the ship as it is continuously attacked, and paddled to the Talibon-Jetafe area for safety. They married local people in the area and subsequently introduced them to Christianity. Talibon then was dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity (Santissima Trinidad), the namesake of their ship. In 1596, members of the Society of Jesus arrived in Bohol to put up parish missions in the island and noticed that lay missions were already active in the area, particularly in Talibon where Magellan's men took refuge in 1521.[3][4][5][6]

The Jesuit mission founded the parish of Talibon in 1722. Construction of the stone church was spearheaded by the Recollects in 1852 under the administration of Lorenzo Mayor.[7] The cathedral's bell tower was added under the helm of Jose Sanchez, who served the area from 1868-1875, and the entire edifice was fully-finished in 1899.[8] The church of Talibon became a cathedral when the diocese was founded in 1986[2] and is considered as the cradle of Christianity in the province.[8]

References
  1. "Most Holy Trinity Cathedral Talibon, BOHOL, CENTRAL VISAYAS, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. "Diocese of Talibon Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. Zaide, Sonia (1999). The Philippines: A Unique Nation, 2nd ed. Quezon City: All-Nations Publishing Co., Inc. p. 84.
  4. Romanillos, Emanuel Luis A. (1995). The Beginnings of Christianity in Bohol. Quezon City: Rodriguez Printers. p. 36,48.
  5. Luengo, Jose Ma. (1991). A History of the Philippines with Focus on Bohol. Tubigon: Mater Dei Publications. p. 17-24.
  6. De La Costa, Horacio (1961). The Jesuits in the Philippines. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. p. 145.
  7. "Most Holy Trinity Church Cathedral". Gmaps. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  8. "Talibon Cathedral Most Holy Trinity Church". Bohol PH. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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