Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan
| Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis Arkidiosis na Lingayen–Dagupan Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen–Dagupan Arkidiyosesis ng Lingayen–Dagupan Arquidiócesis de Lingayén–Dagúpan | |
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| Catholic | |
| Dagupan Cathedral
Dagupan Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| 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 |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen–Dagupan |
| Coordinates | 16°02′32″N 120°20′04″E / 16.04215°N 120.33433°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,565 km2 (604 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2021) 1,494,300 1,209,250[1] (80.9%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 19, 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 |
| Secular priests | 76 m |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
| Suffragans | Napoleon Sipalay (Alaminos) Prudencio Andaya Jr. (Cabanatuan) Daniel Oca Presto (San Fernando de La Union) Samuel Agcaracar, S.V.D. (San Jose) Nick Vaquilar (Urdaneta) |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Fidelis Bautista Layog |
| Map | |
| Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
| Website | |
| Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan | |
The Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan is a Latin Catholic archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Province of Pangasinan, Philippines. Its cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Dagupan with a co-cathedral, the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Church, in the neighboring municipality of Lingayen.
History
The Diocese of Lingayen was created on May 19, 1928, comprising the entire province of Pangasinan. In 1954, because of the destruction brought on Lingayen by World War II, the see was transferred to Dagupan, thus renaming the diocese as the Diocese of Lingayen–Dagupan. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1963.[2][3] In 1985, two new dioceses were carved out from the archdiocese: Alaminos and Urdaneta.
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 silver star (previously depicted as three gold Oriental crowns) refers to the Epiphany of the Lord, the titular of the co-cathedral at Lingayen. The red wavy pile represents 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, the Mystical Rose, who is venerated in the archdiocese under three titles: Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag; Our Lady of Purification; and Mary Help of Christians.[4][5]
Ordinaries
Bishops and archbishops
| Bishop | Period in office | Notes | Coat of arms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops of Lingayen (May 19, 1928 – February 11, 1954) | |||||
| 1 | File:Blank - Spacer.png | Servant of God Cesar Maria Guerrero |
May 24, 1929 – December 16, 1937 (8 years, 206 days) |
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manila | File:Coat of arms of Cesar Maria Guerrero.svg |
| 2 | Mariano Aspiras Madriaga | May 24, 1938 – February 11, 1954 (15 years, 263 days) |
File:Coat of arms of Mariano Aspiras Madriaga as Bishop of Lingayen.svg | ||
| Bishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (February 11, 1954 – February 16, 1963) | |||||
| 2 | Mariano Aspiras Madriaga | February 11, 1954 – February 16, 1963 (9 years, 5 days) |
Promoted to metropolitan archbishop status | File:Coat of arms of Mariano Aspiras Madriaga as Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan.svg | |
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (February 16, 1963 – present) | |||||
| 1 | Mariano Aspiras Madriaga | February 16, 1963 – February 7, 1973 (9 years, 357 days) |
Resigned | File:Coat of arms of Mariano Aspiras Madriaga.svg | |
| 2 | Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. | February 7, 1973 – August 24, 1991 (18 years, 198 days) |
Retired | File:Coat of arms of Federico Guba Limon.svg | |
| 3 | Oscar Valero Cruz | August 24, 1991 – November 4, 2009 (18 years, 72 days) |
Retired | File:Coat of arms of Oscar Valero Cruz.svg | |
| 4 | Socrates Buenventura "Soc" Villegas, O.P. | November 4, 2009 – present (16 years, 304 days) |
File:Coat of Arms Archbishop Socrates Villegas.svg | ||
Coadjutor archbishop
| Bishop | Period in office | Notes | Coat of arms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Blank - Spacer.png | Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. | January 7, 1972 – February 7, 1973 (1 year, 31 days) |
Succeeded Archbishop Madriaga in 1973 | |
List of auxiliary bishops
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Affiliated Bishops
- Jesus Juan Acosta Sison, appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 1963.
- Enrique de Vera Macaraeg, appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016.
- Rafael T. Cruz, appointed Bishop of Baguio in 2024.
Suffragan dioceses and bishops
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See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[6]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Lingayen–Dagupan (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- Back to citation "Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- Back to citation "History of the Archdiocese". Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- Back to citation 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. JSTOR 42719342. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- Back to citation "COAT OF ARMS OF HIS EXCELLENCY MOST REV. SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS, DD". The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015.
- Back to citation Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan, official website
External links
- Media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan Catholic-Hierarchy.org