Sergio Utleg

The Most Reverend Sergio Utleg D.D.
Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao
Native name	Ama Enjo Utleg
See	Tuguegarao
Installed	June 15, 2011
Term ended	October 18, 2019
Predecessor	Diosdado Talamayan
Successor	Ricardo Baccay
Orders
Ordination	30 March 1968
Consecration	17 March 1997 by Gian Vincenzo Moreni
Personal details
Born	(1943-09-11) September 11, 1943 (age 78) Solana, Cagayan
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ilagan Bishop of Laoag
Motto	Veritas liberabit vos ('The truth will set you free', John 8:32)
Coat of arms

Sergio Lasam Utleg, D.D., (born in Solana, Cagayan, September 11, 1943),^[1] is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the former Archbishop of Tuguegarao in Tuguegarao, Philippines and succeeded Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan. On October 18, 2019, his resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, appointing Alaminos Bishop Ricardo Baccay as his successor.

Styles of Sergio Lasam Utleg
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

Life and church[]

Sergio Utleg was ordained priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines on March 30, 1968. He was ordained Bishop on March 17, 1997 in St. Peter's Cathedral, Tuguegarao, Cagayan. He then succeeded as Bishop of Ilagan on July 26, 1999. Then-Bishop Utleg was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Laoag on November 26, 2006.^[2]

Archbishop of Tuguegarao[]

On June 16, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI has elevated Laoag Bishop Sergio Utleg to Archbishop of Tuguegarao replacing retiring Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan.^[3][4] His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on October 18, 2019, appointing Alaminos Bishop Ricardo Baccay as his successor as Archbishop of Tuguegarao.^[5]

Coat of arms[]

Styles of Sergio Lasam Utleg
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

The two sides of the coat of arms are divided in the middle by blue wavy lines. The right side is the personal seal of the Archbishop.

The left side is the seal of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. The wavy lines, a symbol present in both the seal of the Archbishop and the Archdiocese, stand for the great Cagayan River on whose banks the Archbishop grew up and worked, which empties into the Babuyan Channel near Aparri, his last parish assignment. The fleur-de-lys in its center represents Our Lady of Piat. On the upper right side is a white dove on a gold background symbolizing the Spirit of freedom; both are in Papal colors.On a green background, emblazoned in red are the Greek letters Alpha and Omega. They stand for the ever-burning Truth; the Green background is the symbol of life of hope. On the lower right stand three ears of corn. They represent three important places in the life and ministry of the Archbishop, the towns of Solana and Alcala, his birthplace and his parish assignment, respectively; and the province of Isabela , the territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Ilagan, where his first assignment as a bishop was. In these places, corn is one of their main produce. Behind the shield is an Archiepiscopal cross rendered to represent the black and white cross of the Order of Preachers, a reminder of the priestly formation he received from the Dominican sisters of Saint Vincent Institute in Solana and the UST Central Seminary in Manila.

Utleg's motto is taken from John 8:31, Veritas liberabit vos ("The truth will set you free")

References[]

External links[]

• Archbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg ^{[self-published]}
• CBCP Online
• Benedict promotes 3 Pinoy bishops^{[permanent dead link]}