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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 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.
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^. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015.
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 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 DagupanArchidioecesis Lingayensis DagupanensisArkidiosis na Lingayen DagupanArkidiocesis ti Lingayen Dagupan Arkidiyosesis ng Lingayen Dagupan Arquidiocesis de Lingayen DagupanCatholicDagupan CathedralCoat of armsLocationCountry PhilippinesTerritoryCentral Pangasinan Basista Bautista Bayambang Binmaley Calasiao Dagupan Laoac Lingayen Malasiqui Manaoag Mangaldan Mapandan San Carlos San Fabian San Jacinto Santa Barbara Urbiztondo Ecclesiastical provinceLingayen DagupanMetropolitanLingayen DagupanCoordinates16 02 32 N 120 20 04 E 16 04215 N 120 33433 E 16 04215 120 33433StatisticsArea1 565 km2 604 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2021 1 494 3001 209 250 1 80 9 Parishes52InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedMay 19 1928CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of St John the EvangelistCo cathedralCo Cathedral and Parish of the Epiphany of Our LordPatron saintSt John the EvangelistSecular priests76Current leadershipPopeFrancisMajor ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura VillegasMetropolitan ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura VillegasAuxiliary BishopsFidelis Bautista LayogMapJurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines WebsiteArchdiocese of Lingayen DagupanIts 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 Contents 1 History 2 Coat of arms 3 Timeline of bishops 3 1 Ordinaries 3 2 Auxiliary Bishops 4 Bishops amp Archbishops 4 1 Ordinaries 4 2 Auxiliary Bishops 4 3 Affiliated Bishops 5 Suffragan dioceses 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe 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 editThe 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 editOrdinaries edit nbsp Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lingayen 1938 1954 designed by then bishop Mariano Madriaga nbsp 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 Auxiliary Bishops editBishops amp Archbishops editOrdinaries edit No Picture Name From Until Coat of arms1 nbsp Cesar Maria Guerrero y Rodriguez February 22 1929 December 16 1937 nbsp 2 nbsp Mariano Aspiras Madriaga March 17 1938 February 7 1973 nbsp 3 nbsp Federico Guba Limon February 7 1973 July 15 1991 nbsp 4 nbsp Oscar Valero Cruz July 15 1991 September 8 2009 nbsp 5 nbsp Socrates Buenaventura Villegas November 4 2009 present nbsp Auxiliary Bishops edit No Picture Name From Until Coat of arms1 nbsp Francisco Raval Cruces April 2 1968 March 4 1970 appointed Bishop of Ilagan nbsp 2 nbsp Jesus Aputen Cabrera May 5 1980 April 22 1985 appointed Bishop of Alaminos nbsp 3 nbsp Renato Pine Mayugba October 18 2005 October 12 2012 appointed Bishop of Laoag nbsp 4 nbsp Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao May 31 2016 May 24 2018 appointed Bishop of Bayombong nbsp 5 nbsp Fidelis Bautista Layog March 18 2019 present nbsp Affiliated Bishops edit Jesus Juan Acosta Sison appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 1963 Enrique de Vera Macaraeg appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016Suffragan dioceses editThe archdiocese has five suffragan dioceses Diocese of Alaminos Diocese of Cabanatuan Diocese of San Fernando de La Union Diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija Diocese of UrdanetaSee also editRoman Catholicism in the Philippines List of Catholic dioceses in the PhilippinesReferences edit Lingayen Dagupan Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese gcatholic org Retrieved September 16 2023 Catholic Hierarchy Retrieved November 24 2015 History of the Archdiocese Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Retrieved July 1 2022 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 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 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan amp oldid 1213342744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
