Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan
![]() | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2020) |
Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis Arkidiosis na Lingayen-Dagupan Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen-Dagupan Arquidiócesis de Lingayén-Dagupán | |
---|---|
![]() Archdiocesan coat of arms | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Central Pangasinan (Basista, Bautista, Bayambang, Binmaley, Calasiao, Dagupan, Laoac, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Carlos, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Santa Barbara, Urbiztondo |
Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,565 km2 (604 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 1,215,000 1,002,000 (82.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 May 1928 |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral and Parish of the Epiphany of Our Lord |
Patron saint | St. John the Evangelist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
Auxiliary Bishops | Fidelis Bautista Layog |
Map | |
![]() Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Province of Pangasinan, Philippines. Its cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Dagupan City with a co-cathedral, the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Church, in the neighboring municipality of Lingayen.
History[]
The Diocese of Lingayen was created in 1928 and renamed Lingayen-Dagupan in 1954. It became an archdiocese in 1963.[1]
Coat of Arms[]
The nimbed silver eagle is the symbol of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, the titular of the cathedral at Dagupan. The three gold Oriental crowns represent the Three Wise Kings, the titular of the co-cathedral at Lingayen. The red wavy pile represents the Lingayen Gulf. The green field represents the "rice-bowl" of the Philippines, the whole of Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija. The three heraldic roses represent our Lady whose shrine in Manaoag is the jewel of the archdiocese.[2]
Timeline of bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/65njw8x3oy6lj14fakek1mx94r9ij9z.png)
Auxiliary Bishops[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/fm3tzasgmakae65m00mipuk2g3autiy.png)
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of arms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Cesar Ma. Guerrero | 22 February 1929 | 16 December 1937 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
Mariano Madriaga | 17 March 1938 | 7 February 1973 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
Federico G. Limon, SVD | 7 February 1973 | 15 July 1991 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
Oscar V. Cruz | 15 July 1991 | 8 September 2009 | ![]() |
5 | Socrates B. Villegas | 4 November 2009 | present | ![]() |
Auxiliary Bishops[]
No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of arms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Francisco Raval Cruces | 2 April 1968 | 4 March 1970
(appointed Bishop of Ilagan) |
![]() |
2 | ![]() |
Jesus Aputen Cabrera | 5 May 1980 | 22 April 1985
(appointed Bishop of Alaminos) |
![]() |
3 | ![]() |
Renato Pine Mayugba | 18 October 2005 | 12 October 2012 (appointed Bishop of Laoag) | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao | 31 May 2016 | 24 May 2018
(appointed Bishop of Bayombong) |
![]() |
5 | ![]() |
Fidelis Bautista Layog | 18 March 2019 | present | ![]() |
Affiliated Bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 1963
- , appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016
Suffragan dioceses[]
The archdiocese has five suffragan dioceses:
- Diocese of Alaminos
- Diocese of Cabanatuan
- Diocese of San Fernando de La Union
- Diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija
- Diocese of Urdaneta
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
- List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
References[]
- ^ "Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part II. The Suffragan Sees in the Luzon Area". Philippine Studies. 5 (4): 420–430. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links[]
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lingayen–Dagupan
- Christian organizations established in 1928
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Religion in Pangasinan
- Dagupan