Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
| Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis Arkidiosis na Lingayen-Dagupan Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen-Dagupan | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pangasinan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,565 km2 (604 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,215,000 1,002,000 (82.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 19, 1928 |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
| Co-cathedral | Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Church |
| Patron saint | St John the Evangelist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
| Emeritus Bishops | Oscar Cruz Archbishop Emeritus (1991-2009) |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
Coat of Arms
The Archbishop Chair, St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, 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 neighboring city of Lingayen.
History
The Diocese of Lingayen was created in 1928 and renamed Lingayen-Dagupan in 1954. It became an archdiocese in 1963.[1]
Past and present ordinaries
The ordinaries or bishops and archbishops of the diocese:
- Cesar Ma. Guerrero(+): Feb. 22, 1929-Dec. 16, 1937
- Mariano Madriaga(+): March 17, 1938-Feb. 7, 1973
- Federico G. Limon, SVD(+): Feb. 7, 1973-July 15, 1991
- Oscar V. Cruz: July 15, 1991-Sep. 8,2009
- Socrates B. Villegas: Sept. 8, 2009–present
Suffragan dioceses
The archdioceses has five suffragan dioceses:
- Diocese of Alaminos
- Diocese of Cabanatuan
- Diocese of San Fernando de La Union
- Diocese of San Jose in the Philippines
- Diocese of Urdaneta
Organization
The archdiocese has four vicariates:
Vicariate I: Vicariate of Saints Peter and Paul
- Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Calasiao (Founded:1588)
- St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, Zamora St., Dagupan City (Founded:1614)
- Holy Family Parish, Sta. Barbarra (Founded: 1742)
- St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish, Bonuan Boquig, Dagupan City (Founded:1943)
- St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Rizal Ext. Dagupan City (Founded:1956)
- Cristo Divino Tesoro Parish, Buenlag, Calasiao (Founded:1988)
- Annunciation of the Lord Parish, Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City (Founded: 1988)
- St. Michael the Archangel Chaplaincy, Caranglaan Road Dagupan City
- St. Louis Marie de Montfort Pastoral Station, Bolosan Dagupan City
Vicariate II: Vicariate of Epiphany of Our Lord (Queen of Angels)
- Ephiphany of the Lord Parish, Lingayen (Founded: 1587 )
- Our Lady of the Purification Parish, Binmaley (Founded: 1627 )
- St. Rose of Lima Parish, Domalandan, Lingayen (Founded: 1965 )
- Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Calmay, Dagupan City (Founded: 1973 )
- Jesus the Nazarene Parish, Dulag, Binmaley (Founded: 1989 )
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Naguelguel, Lingayen (Founded: 2012)
- San Isidro Labrador Pastoral Station, San Isidro Binmaley (Founded: 2014)
- Nuestra Senora Dela Purificacion Pastoral Station, Papagueyan Binmaley (Founded 2015)
- San Roque Pastoral Station, Camaley Binmaley
- The Resurrection of the Lord Chaplaincy, Baay Lingayen
Vicariate III: Vicariate of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Queen of the Most Holy Rosary)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Mangaldan
- St. Joseph the Patriarch Parish, Mapandan
- St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr Parish, San Fabian
- St. Hyacinth Parish, San Jacinto
- Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag, Manaoag
- Holy Cross Parish, Laoac
- Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish, David, Mangaldan
- Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish, Mapandan
Vicariate IV: Vicariate of Saint Dominic of Guzman (Queen of Peace)
- Mary Help of Christians Parish, Basista
- St. Dominic Parish, San Carlos City
- St. Pius V Parish, Urbiztondo
- Holy Family Parish, Tandoc, San Carlos City
- Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish, Malacañang, San Carlos City
- Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Pasibi East, Urbiztondo
- Saint John Paul II Chaplaincy, Aponit - Talang, San Carlos City
Vicariate V: Vicariate of Saint Vincent Ferrer
- St. Vincent Ferrer Parish, Bayambang(Founded 1587)
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Canan Norte, Malasiqui
- St. Ildephonse Parish, Malasiqui
- St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish, Wawa, Bayambang
- St. John the Baptist Parish, Bautista
- St. Catherine of Sienna Parish, Villanueva, Bautista
- St. Dominic Ybanez de Erquicia Parish, Sapang, Bayambang
- San Antonio de Padua Parish, Don Pedro, Malasiqui
- Santo Domingo Ybanez de Erquicia, Bayambang
See also
References
- ↑ "Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved November 24, 2015.
External links
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