Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan

Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis
Arkidiosis na Lingayen-Dagupan
Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen-Dagupan
Arquidiócesis de Lingayén-Dagupán
Location
Country  Philippines
Territory Pangasinan excluding the Dioceses of Alaminos and Urdaneta
Ecclesiastical province Lingayen-Dagupan
Statistics
Area 1,565 km2 (604 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (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 Parish of the Epiphany of Our Lord
Patron saint St. John the Evangelist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas
Emeritus Bishops Oscar V. Cruz (Archbishop Emeritus)
Map

Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
The Archdiocese's Coat of Arms
The Archbishop's Chair, St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral, Dagupan City.


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 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]

Ordinaries

The bishops and archbishops of the diocese:

  • Cesar Ma. Guerrero, DD: February 22, 1929 – December 16, 1937
  • Mariano Madriaga, DD: March 17, 1938 – February 7, 1973
  • Federico G. Limon, SVD, DD: February 7, 1973 – July 15, 1991
  • Oscar V. Cruz, DD: July 15, 1991 – September 8, 2009
  • Socrates B. Villegas, DD: September 8, 2009 – present

Suffragan dioceses

The archdiocese has five suffragan dioceses:

Vicariates

The archdiocese has five vicariates:

Vicariate of Sts. Peter and Paul

  • Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist - Dagupan City
  • St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish - Rizal Extension, Dagupan City
  • St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish - Bonuan Boquig, Dagupan City
  • Annunciation of the Lord Parish - Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City
  • St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort Chaplaincy (Titular: St. Rita of Cascia) - Bolosan, Dagupan City
  • St. Michael the Archangel Chaplaincy - Caranglaan, Dagupan City
  • Sts. Peter and Paul Parish - Calasiao
  • Cristo Divino Tesoro Parish - Buenlag, Calasiao
  • St. Vincent Ferrer Pastoral Station - Dinalaoan, Calasiao
  • Holy Family Parish - Sta. Barbara
  • St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Pastoral Station - Payas, Sta. Barbara

Vicariate of Epiphany of Our Lord

  • Co-Cathedral Parish of the Epiphany of the Lord - Lingayen
  • St. Rose of Lima Parish - Domalandan, Lingayen
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish - Naguelguel, Lingayen
  • Resurrection Pastoral Station - Baay, Lingayen
  • Our Lady of Purification Parish - Binmaley
  • Jesus the Nazarene Parish - Dulag, Binmaley
  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish - Calmay, Binmaley
  • Divine Mercy Pastoral Station - Parayao, Binmaley
  • St. Roch Pastoral Station - Camaley, Binmaley
  • St. Isidore the Farmer Pastoral Station -Binmaley

Vicariate of St. Thomas Aquinas

Vicariate of St. Dominic of Guzman

  • St. Dominic of Guzman Parish - San Carlos City
  • Holy Family Parish - Tandoc, San Carlos City
  • St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish - Malacañang, San Carlos City
  • St. John Paul II Chaplaincy - Aponit, San Carlos City
  • San Francisco Gil de Frederic Pastoral Station - San Carlos City
  • St. Pius V Parish - Urbiztondo
  • Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish - Pasibi East, Urbiztondo
  • Mary Help of Christians Parish - Basista

Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer

  • St. Vincent Ferrer Parish - Bayambang
  • St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish - Wawa, Bayambang
  • St. Isidore the Farmer Parish - Carungay, Bayambang
  • St. Domingo Ybañez de Erquicia Parish - Sapang, Bayambang
  • St. Ildephonse of Toledo Parish - Malasiqui
  • St. Anthony of Padua Parish - Don Pedro, Malasiqui
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish - Canan Norte, Malasiqui
  • St. John the Baptist Parish - Bautista
  • St. Catherine of Siena Parish - Villanueva, Bautista

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved November 24, 2015.

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