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Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan, Philippines 🇵🇭

Celebrations

History

  • 1928.05.19: Established as Diocese of Lingayen / Lingayen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila and Diocese of Nueva Segovia and became suffragan of Manila)
  • 1954.02.11: Renamed as Diocese of Lingayen–Dagupan / Lingayen(sis)–Dagupanen(sis) (Latin)
  • 1955.06.12: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Iba
  • 1963.02.16: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan / Lingayen(sis)–Dagupanen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Cabanatuan and Tarlac and lost territory to establish Diocese of Cabanatuan and Diocese of Tarlac)
  • 1970.01.19: Gained suffragan see San Fernando de La Union
  • 1975.03.17: Lost suffragan see Tarlac
  • 1984.02.16: Gained suffragan see San Jose de Nueva Ecija
  • 1985.01.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Alaminos and Diocese of Urdaneta and gained suffragan sees Alaminos and Urdaneta

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas (64)Archbishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas (64)
(2009.09.08 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines)

Pax

Archbishop Oscar Valero Cruz
(1991.07.15 – 2009.09.08)

Justitia et pax

Archbishop Federico G. Limon, S.V.D.
(1973.02.07 – 1991.07.15)

Take care of my sheep

Born:1915.10.03 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1942.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:1972.02.13
Died:1996.06.13 († 80)

Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva (1972.01.07 – 1973.02.07)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) (1972.01.07 – 1973.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) (1973.02.07 – 1991.07.15)

Archbishop Mariano Aspiras Madriaga
(1963.02.16 – 1973.02.07)

Misericordias altissimi memorabo

Born:1902.05.05 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1930.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:1938.05.24
Died:1981.11.01 († 79)

Bishop of Lingayen (Philippines) (1938.03.17 – 1954.02.11)

Bishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) (1954.02.11 – 1963.02.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) (1963.02.16 – 1973.02.07)

Bishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mariano Aspiras Madriaga (later Archbishop)
(1954.02.11 – 1963.02.16)

(see above)

Bishops of Lingayen (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mariano Aspiras Madriaga (later Archbishop)
(1938.03.17 – 1954.02.11)

(see above)

Bishop Cesare Maria Guerrero
(1929.02.22 – 1937.12.16)

Exultabunt ossa humuliata

Born:1885.01.26
Ordained Priest:1914.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1929.05.24
Died:1961.03.28 († 76)

Bishop of Lingayen (Philippines) (1929.02.22 – 1937.12.16)

Titular Bishop of Limisa (1937.12.16 – 1949.05.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (1937.12.16 – 1949.05.14)

Bishop of San Fernando (Philippines) (1949.05.14 – 1957.03.14)

Titular Bishop of Thuburbo minus (1957.03.14 – 1961.03.28)

Former Prelates

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,565 km²

Population: 1,232,511 Catholics (79.0% of 1,560,927 total)

Pastoral Centres: 55 parishes, 9 missions

Personnel: 132 priests (85 diocesan, 47 religious), 126 religious (57 brothers, 69 sisters), 73 seminarians