The Vicariate of Northern Cebu (Part 2)
The following is taken from the 1887 book of Fr. Felipe Redondo who listed the 13 parishes as under the Vicariate of Northern Cebu. This is the continuation of the previous column.
San Francisco (Camotes). Erected as a parish by Diocesan decree of June 23, 1863, through Superior approval of February 3 of the same year. It is under the patronage of St. Joseph. It was a visita (a small chapel) of Poro.
Pilar (Camotes). It was erected as parish under the patronage of St. Francis Javier by Diocesan decree of November 9, 1859, through Superior approval of October 4, 1859. It was a visita of Poro. It has visitas, like Dapdap, which is one hour away and has a patron saint which is San Isidro. Another was Lanao, which was two hours away and St. Vicente Ferrer as Patron Saint. Next was Cauit, which was three hours away and St. Michael as patron saint. The geography of the parish is illustrated by the report: "This town is situated in the island of Poson, separated from Poro to the East, facing the island of Leyte; it has the town of Ormoc to the northeast, and that of Albuera about 10 miles by sea, some 20 miles away to the east of Baybay, of the said island of Leyte. It is 30 miles from the town of Poro, its collateral."
Catmon. It was erected as a parish by Diocesan decree on November 2, 1835, under the patronage of San Guillermo (St. William of Aquitaine). It used to be a visita of Danao.
Sogod. It was erected as a parish by Diocesan decree of July 31, 1832, under the patronage of the glorious Apostle St. James, the Elder through Superior approval of the Governor General on June 8, 1832. Its mother parish was Parian.
Borbon. It was erected as a parish by Diocesan decree on September 15, 1862 through Superior approval of February 1, 1862 under the patronage of St. Sebastian Martyr. Its mother parish was Sogod.
Tabogon. It was erected as a parish by Diocesan decree of August 6, 1851, under the patronage of San Isidro Labrador, through Superior approval of June 16, 1851. Its mother parish was Sogod. The town as reported was composed of Malagase, Soong, Guindacpan and Sumala, all around one and a half hour away except Malagase which is two hours away.
The first ten were under the administration of the Augustinian Recollect Fathers, while the last three, that is Sogod, Borbon, and Tabogon, belonged to the diocesan or secular clergy.
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