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