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 with a co-cathedral, the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Church, in the neighboring municipality of Lingayen.

Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan

Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis

Arkidiosis na Lingayen-Dagupan
Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen-Dagupan
Arkidiyosesis ng Lingayen-Dagupan
Arquidiócesis de Lingayén-Dagúpan
Catholic
Dagupan Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
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
MetropolitanLingayen-Dagupan
Statistics
Area1,565 km2 (604 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
1,494,300
1,209,250[1] (80.9%)
Parishes52
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 19, 1928
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral and Parish of the Epiphany of Our Lord
Patron saintSt. John the Evangelist
Secular priests76
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura Villegas
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
Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan

Its suffragan dioceses of San Jose and Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija, along 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.[2][3]

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]

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 & Archbishops

Ordinaries
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_DagupanCesar Maria Guerrero y RodriguezFebruary 22, 1929December 16, 1937
2Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_DagupanMariano Aspiras MadriagaMarch 17, 1938February 7, 1973
3Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_DagupanFederico Guba Limon, S.V.D.February 7, 1973July 15, 1991
4Archdiocese of Lingayen DagupanOscar Valero CruzJuly 15, 1991September 8, 2009
5Socrates Buenaventura Villegas, O.P.November 4, 2009present

Auxiliary Bishops
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_DagupanFrancisco Raval CrucesApril 2, 1968March 4, 1970

(appointed Bishop of Ilagan)

2Archdiocese_of_Lingayen_DagupanJesus Aputen CabreraMay 5, 1980April 22, 1985

(appointed Bishop of Alaminos)

3Archdiocese of Lingayen DagupanRenato Pine MayugbaOctober 18, 2005October 12, 2012 (appointed Bishop of Laoag)
4Archdiocese of Lingayen DagupanJose Elmer Imas MangalinaoMay 31, 2016May 24, 2018

(appointed Bishop of Bayombong)

5Archdiocese of Lingayen DagupanFidelis Bautista LayogMarch 18, 2019present

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. "Lingayen-Dagupan (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. "Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. "History of the Archdiocese". Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.

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