Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc

Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (born June 16, 1950) is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo from 2011 to 2025. Prior to this, he was the bishop of the Diocese of Romblon from 2003 to 2011.

Early life and education Jose Corazon Tala-oc was born in Tagas, Tangalan, Capiz (now part of Aklan), on June 16, 1950. He completed his elementary and secondary education in Tangalan before pursuing philosophical studies at St. Pius X Seminary in Roxas City until 1975. He later studied theology at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, where he earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology in 1979.

Priesthood Tala-oc was ordained as a priest on April 9, 1979, for the Diocese of Kalibo.

On May 25, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the bishop of Kalibo, succeeding Jose Romeo Lazo, who had been transferred to the Diocese of San Jose de Antique.

Pope Leo XIV accepted his resignation on June 16, 2025, his seventy-fifth birthday, and appointed Victor Bendico, the Archbishop of Capiz, as Kalibo's apostolic administrator. Tala-oc's successor, Cyril Villareal, was appointed in January 2026.

Advocacy Bishop Tala-oc is a strong advocate for environmental protection, social justice, and disaster response, addressing key issues in his dioceses. As Bishop of Romblon, he opposed large-scale mining operations, warning against their environmental and social consequences, and urged people to be "faithful stewards of creation".