Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan
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.
Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis Arkidiosis na Lingayen-Dagupan Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen-Dagupan Arquidiócesis de Lingayén-Dagupán | |
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 Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist | |
 Archdiocesan coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Territory | Central Pangasinan (Basista, Bautista, Bayambang, Binmaley, 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 | (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 |
| Bishops emeritus | Oscar Valero Cruz (Archbishop Emeritus) |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Cathedra at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Dagupan City.
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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
- Mariano Madriaga, DD: March 17, 1938 – February 7, 1973, resigned
- Federico G. Limon, SVD, DD: February 7, 1973 – July 15, 1991, retired
- Oscar V. Cruz, DD: July 15, 1991 – September 8, 2009, retired
- Socrates B. Villegas, DD: September 8, 2009 – present
Additionally, Auxiliary Bishops have occasionally been appointed to help the Archbishop in leading the Archdiocese.
- Francisco Raval Cruces: April 2, 1968 – March 4, 1970, appointed Bishop of Ilagan
- Jesus Aputen Cabrera: May 5, 1980 - April 22, 1985, appointed Bishop of Alaminos
- Renato Pine Mayugba: October 18, 2005 - October 12, 2012, appointed Bishop of Laoag
- Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao: May 31, 2016 - May 24, 2018, appointed Bishop of Bayombong
- Fidelis Bautista Layog: March 18, 2019 – present
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.
External links
Listed according by ecclesiastical province with the metropolitan archdioceses in yellow and their suffragan dioceses in white | |
| Nueva Segovia | |
| Tuguegarao | |
| Lingayen-Dagupan | |
| San Fernando | |
| Manila | |
| Lipa | |
| Caceres | |
| Capiz | |
| Cebu | |
| Palo | |
| Jaro | |
| Cagayan de Oro | |
| Ozamiz | |
| Zamboanga | |
| Cotabato | |
| Davao | |
| Apostolic Vicariates | |
| Military ordinariate | |
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