Boholano priest named as 8th Bishop of Tagbilaran

Pope Leo appoints Boholano as eighth Diocese of Tagbilaran bishop

Pope Leo has appointed a Bohol-born bishop to be the spiritual shepherd of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in Bohol province, the Vatican announced.

Boholano priest named as 8th Bishop of Tagbilaran

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Rev. Crispin “Bai” Barrete Varquez, D.D., as the eighth Bishop of Tagbilaran, bringing back to Bohol a priest who spent much of his early ministry in the diocese. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran announced the appointment on Thursday, describing it as more than the arrival of a new shepherd but a “homecoming” for one of its own. Varquez, 65, was born on Dec. 5, 1960, in Barangay Ca…

Pope appoints Bohol-born bishop to lead Tagbilaran

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed Bishop Crispin Varquez of Borongan to lead the Diocese of Tagbilaran, returning the Bohol-born prelate to the diocese where he was ordained a priest.