Roman Catholic Diocese of Alaminos explained

Diocese of Alaminos
Latin:Dioecesis Alaminensis
Local:Diosis na Alaminos
Diocesis ti Alaminos
Diyosesis ng Alaminos
Diocesis de Alaminos
Border:Catholic
Coat:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Alaminos.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country: Philippines
Territory:Western Pangasinan (Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Mabini, Mangatarem, Sual)
Province:Lingayen-Dagupan
Coordinates:16.1602°N 119.9803°W
Area Km2:2,449
Population:793,366
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:651,797[1]
Parishes:21
Denomination:Catholic Church
Cathedral:Cathedral-Parish of St. Joseph the Patriarch
Patron:Joseph the Patriarch
Priests:36
Metro Archbishop:Socrates Buenaventura Villegas
Bishop:Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr.,
Suffragan:for one -->
Vicar General: Lain Mayo
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Jesus Aputen Cabrera
Headquarters:Alaminos, Pangasinan

The Diocese of Alaminos (Latin: Dioecesis Alaminensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

The diocese was erected on January 12, 1985, and comprises 14 municipalities in the western part of the province of Pangasinan. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes since then, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

On the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., of the Order of Preachers, then-vice rector of the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary, to be the new bishop of Alaminos.[2] His episcopal ordination by ordaining Archbishop Socrates Villegas with Bishop Jacinto Agcaoili Jose and Auxiliary Bishop Fidelis Bautista Layog as co-consecrators was held on March 18 at Manaoag Church. His solemn installation and canonical possession as the fourth bishop of the diocese was held on March 19, 2024 at the Alaminos Cathedral.[3] [4]

Ordinaries

!No!Name!In office!Coat of arms
1.Jesus CabreraApril 22, 1985 – July 1, 2007
2.Marlo PeraltaJuly 1, 2007 – December 30, 2013
3.Ricardo BaccayFebruary 20, 2016 – January 14, 2020
4.Napoleon SipalayMarch 19, 2024 – present

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alaminos (Catholic Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-16.
  2. Web site: 2024-01-28 . Dominican priest is new Alaminos bishop . 2024-01-28 . CBCPNews . en-US.
  3. News: Bishop Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., O.P.. March 23, 2024 . . March 19, 2024.
  4. News: Lagarde . Roy . New Alaminos bishop: 'Let us build this Church together'. March 23, 2024 . . March 20, 2024.