Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
| Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Diocesan bishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
| Auxiliary bishop | Fidelis B. Layog |
| Vicar General | Rafael Magno |
| founding | 1928 |
| surface | 1,565 km² |
| Parishes | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,393,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,156,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 83% |
| Diocesan priest | 79 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,797 |
| Friars | 56 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | St. John's Cathedral in Dagupan City |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Three Kings in Lingayén |
| Website | www.rcald.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Alaminos Diocese of Cabanatuan Diocese of San Fernando de La Union Diocese of San Jose Diocese of Urdaneta |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan ( lat. : Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Dagupan City .
history
The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan was founded on May 19, 1928 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Continuam omnium from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia and the Archdiocese of Manila as the Diocese of Lingayen and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Manila as a suffragan . On February 11, 1954, the Lingayen Diocese was renamed the Lingayen-Dagupan Diocese . The diocese Lingayen-Dagupan gave on June 12, 1955 parts of its territory to establish the territorial prelature Iba . Further assignments of territory took place on February 16, 1963 to establish the dioceses Cabanatuan and Tarlac .
The diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan was founded on February 16, 1963 by Pope John XXIII. elevated to the status of archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Exterior Ecclesiae . On January 12, 1985, the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan gave up parts of its territory to establish the dioceses of Alaminos and Urdaneta .
The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan comprises the central part of Pangasinan Province .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Lingayen
- Cesare Marie Guerrero , 1929–1937, then auxiliary bishop in Manila
- Mariano Madriaga , 1938-1954
Bishops of Lingayen-Dagupan
- Mariano Madriaga, 1954-1963
Archbishops of Lingayen-Dagupan
- Mariano Madriaga, 1963-1973
- Federico Limon SVD , 1973-1991
- Oscar Cruz , 1991-2009
- Socrates Buenaventura Villegas , since 2009
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)