Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Border:Catholic
Lingayen-Dagupan
Latin:Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis
Local:Arkidiosis na Lingayen-Dagupan
Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen-Dagupan
Arkidiyosesis ng Lingayen-Dagupan
Arquidiócesis de Lingayén-Dagúpan
Coat:Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan coat of arms 1953.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country: Philippines
Territory:Central Pangasinan (Basista, Bautista, Bayambang, Binmaley, Calasiao, Dagupan, Laoac, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Carlos, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Santa Barbara, Urbiztondo)
Province:Lingayen-Dagupan
Metropolitan:Lingayen-Dagupan
Coordinates:16.0422°N 120.3343°W
Area Km2:1,565
Population:1,494,300
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:1,209,250[1]
Parishes:52
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:May 19, 1928
Cathedral:Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Cocathedral:Co-Cathedral and Parish of the Epiphany of Our Lord
Patron:St. John the Evangelist
Priests:76
Auxiliary Bishops:Fidelis Bautista Layog
Map:RC Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.png
Website: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.

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, thus renaming the diocese as the Diocese of Lingayen–Dagupan. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1963.[2] [3] In 1985, two new dioceses were carved out from the archdiocese: Alaminos and Urdaneta.

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

Auxiliary Bishops

Bishops & Archbishops

Ordinaries

No.PictureNameFromUntilCoat of arms
1 Cesar Maria Guerrero y RodriguezFebruary 22, 1929 December 16, 1937
2 Mariano Aspiras MadriagaMarch 17, 1938 February 7, 1973
3 Federico Guba Limon February 7, 1973 July 15, 1991
4 July 15, 1991 November 4, 2009
5 Socrates Buenaventura VillegasNovember 4, 2009present

Auxiliary Bishops

No.PictureNameFromUntilCoat of arms
1 Francisco Raval CrucesApril 2, 1968 March 4, 1970(appointed Bishop of Ilagan)
2 Jesus Aputen Cabrera May 5, 1980 April 22, 1985(appointed Bishop of Alaminos)
3 Renato Pine Mayugba October 18, 2005 October 12, 2012 (appointed Bishop of Laoag)
4 Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao May 31, 2016 May 24, 2018(appointed Bishop of Bayombong)
5 Fidelis Bautista Layog March 18, 2019 present

Affiliated Bishops

Suffragan dioceses

The archdiocese has five suffragan dioceses:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lingayen-Dagupan (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-16.
  2. Web site: Catholic Hierarchy. November 24, 2015.
  3. Web site: History of the Archdiocese . July 1, 2022 . Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan . en.
  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 . 42719342 . June 7, 2021.
  5. Web site: COAT OF ARMS OF HIS EXCELLENCY MOST REV. SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS, DD . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150515095634/http://www.lingayen-dagupan.org/coatofarms.html . May 15, 2015 . The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.