Alberto "Abet" S. Uy, (born October 18, 1966), is a Filipino Roman Catholic clergyman who is currently the Bishop of the

Diocese of Tagbilaran The Diocese of Tagbilaran is one of the 72 ecclesiastical territories called dioceses of the 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 Cebu. The Diocese ...

in the Philippines.

Episcopacy

Pope Francis appointed Uy as bishop on October 13, 2016. Uy was consecrated as bishop at the Blessed Trinity Cathedral in Talibon, Bohol, seat of the

Diocese of Talibon The Diocese of Talibon is one of the 72 ecclesiastical territories called dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. History The Diocese is one of two dioceses in the province of Bohol and part of the ecclesiastical province of ...

on January 5, 2017, and was installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran on January 6, 2017 at

Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations ...

in Tagbilaran City. He succeeded retired bishop Leonardo Y. Medroso. In May, 2024, Uy, in an open letter, praised Bohol Representatives

Edgar Chatto Edgardo Migriño Chatto (born February 21, 1960), more commonly known as Edgar Chatto, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is currently the Representative of the 1st Legislative District of Bohol since 2019. He previously served in that posit ...

, Ma. Vanessa C. Aumentado and Alexie Tutor for their “courageous stance” in voting negative versus the divorce bill.

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21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines 1966 births Living people People from Bohol Visayan people {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub