Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan

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Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan

Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis

Arkidiosis na Lingayen-Dagupan
Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen-Dagupan
Arkidiyosesis ng Lingayen-Dagupan
Arquidiócesis de Lingayén-Dagupán
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
Archdiocesan coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCentral Pangasinan (Basista, Bautista, Bayambang, Binmaley, Calasiao, Dagupan, Laoac, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Carlos, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Santa Barbara, Urbiztondo
Ecclesiastical provinceLingayen-Dagupan
Statistics
Area1,565 km2 (604 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
1,215,000
1,002,000 (82.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 May 1928
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral and Parish of the Epiphany of Our Lord
Patron saintSt. John the Evangelist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura Villegas
Auxiliary BishopsFidelis Bautista Layog
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

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 the neighboring municipality of Lingayen.

Its suffragan dioceses of San Jose and Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija, alongside with the dioceses of Malolos in Bulacan (suffragan of Archdiocese of Manila), and Balanga (Bataan), Iba (Zambales) and Tarlac (Tarlac; suffragans of the Archdiocese of San Fernando), form the group of dioceses in Central Luzon.

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, and the diocese was named as the Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1963.[1][2]

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 the 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.[3][4]

Timeline of bishops

Ordinaries

Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lingayen (1938-1954) designed by then-bishop Mariano Madriaga.
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan first used in 1954 and designed by Archbishop Mariano Madriaga. This variant used three Oriental crowns representing the Three Wise Men.
Socrates VillegasOscar Cruz

Auxiliary Bishops

Bishops

Ordinaries

No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1 Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_Dagupan Cesar Maria Guerrero y Rodriguez 22 February 1929 16 December 1937 Coat of arms of Cesar Maria Guerrero.svg
2 Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_Dagupan Mariano Aspiras Madriaga 17 March 1938 7 February 1973 Coat of arms of Mariano Aspiras Madriaga.svg
3 Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_Dagupan Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. 7 February 1973 15 July 1991 Coat of arms of Federico Guba Limon.svg
4 Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Oscar Valero Cruz 15 July 1991 8 September 2009 Coat of arms of Oscar Valero Cruz.svg
5 JfStAugustineFiesta4065PatronalesBaliuagfvf 02 (cropped).JPG Socrates Buenaventura Villegas 4 November 2009 present Coat of Arms Archbishop Socrates Villegas.svg

Auxiliary Bishops

No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1 Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Francisco Raval Cruces 2 April 1968 4 March 1970

(appointed Bishop of Ilagan)

Coat of arms of Francisco Raval Cruces (Ilagan).svg
2 Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Jesus Aputen Cabrera 5 May 1980 22 April 1985

(appointed Bishop of Alaminos)

Coat of arms of Jesus Aputen Cabrera as Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan.svg
3 Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Renato Pine Mayugba 18 October 2005 12 October 2012 (appointed Bishop of Laoag) Coat of arms of Renato Pine Mayugba as Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan.svg
4 Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao 31 May 2016 24 May 2018

(appointed Bishop of Bayombong)

Coat of arms of Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao as Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan.svg
5 Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Fidelis Bautista Layog 18 March 2019 present Coat of arms of Fidelis Bautista Layog.svg

Affiliated Bishops

  • Jesus Juan Acosta Sison, appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 1963
  • Enrique de Vera Macaraeg, appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016

Suffragan dioceses

The archdiocese has five suffragan dioceses:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "History of the Archdiocese". Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  3. ^ 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. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "COAT OF ARMS OF HIS EXCELLENCY MOST REV. SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS, DD". The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015.

External links

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