Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao

Archdiocese of Tuguegarao Archidioecesis Tuguegaraoana Arkidiocesis ti Tuguegarao (Ilocano) Arkidiocesis nat Tuguegarao (Ibanag) Archidiocensya yoh Tuguegaraow (Malaweg) Arkidiyosesis ng Tuguegarao (Filipino) Arquidiócesis de Tuguegaráo (Spanish)
Archdiocesan coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Cagayan
Ecclesiastical province	Tuguegarao
Metropolitan	Tuguegarao
Statistics
Area	9,000 km2 (3,500 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 1,709,000 1,356,000 (79.3%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	September 21, 1974
Cathedral	Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Patron saint	Our Lady of Piat
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Most Rev. Ricardo L. Baccay, D.D.
Suffragans	Diocese of Bayombong Diocese of Ilagan Prelature of Batanes
Vicar General	Msgr. Gerard Ariston P. Perez
Bishops emeritus	The Most Rev. Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan, D.D., Ph.D., S.T.D. Archbishop Emeritus (1986-2011) The Most Rev. Sergio Lasam Utleg, D.D. Archbishop Emeritus (2011-2019)
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Tuguegarao is a river delta city that became center of the archdiocese in the Province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon. Its seat is located at the Saint Peter's Metropolitan Cathedral.

History

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuguegarao, the present territorial jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao covers the entire province of Cagayan. The missionaries of Order of Preachers first evangelized Cagayan in 1595. They brought not only the tennets of Christian faith but also western technologies, infrastructures and ideas that helped in the livelihood and welfare of the Cagayanos.

On September 17, 1902, Pope Leo XIII issued the Apostolic Constitution "Quae Mari Cinico" which sought to rehabilitate the Philippine Church. It also led to the establishment of new dioceses in the archipelago and among those new dioceses was Tuguegarao. However, it was the decree of the Congregation of the Sacred Consistory "Nova Diocesum Circumscriptio In Insulis Philippinis" of April 10, 1910 which put into effect the foundation of the Diocese of Tuguegarao. At the time of its foundation until 1951, its territorial jurisdiction stretches from the Batanes to Nueva Vizcaya.

The first bishop of Tuguegarao was Bishop Maurice P. Foley, D.D. and he took possession of his diocese on December 6, 1911. He convoked the first Diocesan Synod of Tuguegarao from April 16–19, 1912. After his appointment as bishop of Jaro, he was succeeded by Bishop Santiago C. Sancho, D.D. as the second bishop of Tuguegarao. He established the San Jacinto Seminary in 1980 in order to cater to the formation of native clergy and it was given to the administration of Dominicans of the Collegio de San Jacinto. He convoked the second Diocesan Synod of Tuguegarao from April 12–14, 1923.

Bishop Sancho was appointed bishop of Nueva Segovia in 1927 and he was succeeded by Bishop Constant J. Jurgens, CICM, D.D. as the third bishop of Tuguegarao. He was regarded as the "Teaching Bishop" because of his priority to education as a tool for evangelization. He also promoted catechism for children and the devotion to the blessed Mother in his diocese. He convoked the third Diocesan Synod of Tuguegarao from August 27–28, 1935. Bishop Jurgens was the bishop of Tuguegarao during the Second World War.

Bishop Jurgens resigned on May 6, 1950, and he was succeeded by his Coadjutor, Bishop Alejandro A. Olalia, D.D. He continued the rehabilitation of the diocese of Tuguegarao. He re-opened the San Jacinto Seminary as a minor seminary 18-years after it was closed by his predecessor in 1932. Bishop Olalia took part in the First Plenary Council of the Philippines in 1953. Upon his appointment as bishop of Lipa, a four-year vacancy ensued the diocese. The auxiliary bishop of Nueva Segovia, Bishop Juan C. Sison, D.D. served as apostolic administrator. There were significant events that occurred in those 4 years. On June 20, 1954, the image of Our Lady of Piat was canonically crowned by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, D.D. at the patio of the St. Peter's Cathedral. He also built the present residence and offices of the bishop of Tuguegarao.

In 1957, Fr. Teodulfo S. Domingo was appointed as the fourth bishop of Tuguegarao and he was the first native of Cagayan to be consecrated as bishop. Bishop Domingo took part in all the session of the Second Vatican Council and he was a witness to the early years of the implementation of council's reforms in the diocese of Tuguegarao. On September 21, 1974, Tuguegarao was elevated as an archdiocese by Pope Paul VI and Bishop Teodulfo S. Domingo was appointed as the first archbishop of Tuguegarao. He is the longest serving ordinary of Tuguegarao.

Having reached the mandatory retirement age of 75, Archbishop Domingo resigned on January 31, 1986, and he was succeeded by the auxiliary bishop of Tuguegarao, Bishop Diosdado A. Talamayan, D.D. as the second archbishop of Tuguegarao. He founded the priestly formation institute at the Lyceum of Aparri in 1990. He took part in the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines in 1991 and later convoked the first Archdiocesan Pastoral Assembly of Tuguegarao also that same year.

On March 10, 1997, the Sanctuary of the Our Lady of Piat was elevated to a Minor Basilica by Pope John Paul II.

On June 15, 2011, Archbishop Talamayan was succeeded by Bishop Sergio L. Utleg, D.D. as the third archbishop of Tuguegarao. Archbishop Utleg is renowned of his advocacies promoting social justice and the protection of the integrity of creation.

On October 18, 2019, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Utleg and he was succeeded by Bishop Ricardo L. Baccay, D.D. as the fourth Archbishop of Tuguegarao. He is the first archbishop of Tuguegarao from Tuguegarao City. He was installed on January 14, 2020, at the St. Peter's Metropolitan Cathedral.

Coat of Arms

Arms	Blazon	Notes
	"Vert (green), a pale wavy argent (silver) and a fleur-de-lys counterchaged in argent (silver) and azure (blue) surmounting in center, accosted in dexter chief by two keys or (gold) and argent (silver) addorsed and crossed debruising an inverted latin cross tenné (tan), and a sun (or) "in splendour" in sinister chief, between two fire proper in center and mountain or (gold) in base paleways."	Present Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese (1986–Present)
	"Between two vert (green) fields is a azure (blue) wavy pale with a argent (silver) fluer-de-lys in the center. On chief of the dexter field are two or (gold) keys crossed debruising a Latin cross with its head downwards. On sinister field is a or (gold) sun in splendour. On center of each green field is fire proper and at base are argent (silver) mountains drawn in the Italian heraldric style."	Coat of Arms impaled in the Coat of Arms of Archbishop Teodulfo Domingo (1957-1986)
	"Per bend sinister azure (silver) and gules (red), a sword in pale argent (silver), the hilt up or (gold), between two keys paleways addorsed, wards up, the dexter of the fourth, the sinister of the third, in dexter chief a star of six points or (gold) of the fourth."	Coat of Arms seen in the coat of arms of Bishop Maurice Foley and designed by Pierre de Chaignon la Rose (1910-1916).

Suffragan dioceses

Coat of Arms	Diocese	Bishop	Territory
	Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan	Most Rev. David William Valencia Antonio, D.D. (since February 12, 2019)	Isabela
	Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong	Most Rev. Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao, D.D. (since July 25, 2018)	Nueva Vizcaya|Quirino
	Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Batanes	Most Rev. Danilo Bangayan Ulep, D.D. (since August 8, 2017)	Batanes

Episcopal Ordinaries

Bishops

No.	Name		From	Until	Coat of Arms
1		Maurice Patrick Foley†	1 Sep 1910	6 Sep 1916
2		Santiago Caragnan Sancho†	5 Feb 1917	22 Apr 1927
3		Constancio Jurgens, C.I.C.M.†	27 Jan 1928	6 May 1950
4		Alejandro Ayson Olalia†	6 May 1950	28 Dec 1953
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator		Juan Callanta Sison†	28 Dec 1953	29 Apr 1957
5		Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo†	29 Apr 1957	21 Sep 1974

Archbishops

No.	Picture	Name	From	Until	Coat of arms
1		Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo†	21 Sep 1974	31 Jan 1986
2	File:Archbishop Diosadado Talamayan.jpg	Diosadado Aenelle Talamayan	31 Jan 1986	15 Jun 2011
3	File:Abp. Sergio L. Utleg.jpg	Sergio Lasam Utleg	15 Jun 2011	18 October 2019
4		Ricardo Lingan Baccay	18 October 2019	Incumbent

Timeline of Episcopal Ordinaries

Auxiliary Bishops

No.	Picture	Name	From	Until	Titular See
1		Salvador Lazo Lazo†	1 Dec 1969	3 Aug 1977 (Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia)	Selia
2		Paciano Basilio Aniceto	7 Apr 1979	20 Oct 1983 (Appointed, Bishop of Iba)	Tlos
3		Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan	20 Oct 1983	31 Jan 1986, (Succeeded, 2nd Archbishop of Tuguegarao)	Girus
4		Ricardo Lingan Baccay	10 Apr 2007	20 Feb 2016 (Appointed, Bishop of Alaminos)	Gabala

Other Priests of this Diocese who became Bishops

• Miguel Gatan Purugganan† (2 March 1957 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia; later appointed as Bishop of Ilagan)
• Ramon Barrera Villena (30 March 1963 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Tagum; later appointed Bishop of Bayombong)
• Salvador Lazo Lazo† (3 Aug 1977 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia; later appointed as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union)
• Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran† (18 Mar 2006 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe; later appointed as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union)
• Danilo Bangayan Ulep (20 May 2017 Appointed, Bishop-Prelate of Batanes)

Address

The office of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is currently located at The Archbishop's Palace, Rizal Street, Centro 10, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• CBCP
• Parishes
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