The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan is a Latin Catholic archdiocese of the 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. 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.
Timeline of bishops
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Ordinaries
Bishops and archbishops Bishop Period in office Notes Coat of arms Bishops of Lingayen (May 19, 1928 – February 11, 1954) 1 Servant of GodCesar Maria Guerrero May 24, 1929 – December 16, 1937() Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manila 2 Mariano Aspiras Madriaga May 24, 1938 – February 11, 1954() Bishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (February 11, 1954 – February 16, 1963) 2 Mariano Aspiras Madriaga February 11, 1954 – February 16, 1963() Promoted to metropolitan archbishop status Metropolitan Archbishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (February 16, 1963 – present) 1 Mariano Aspiras Madriaga February 16, 1963 – February 7, 1973() Resigned 2 Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. February 7, 1973 – August 24, 1991() Retired 3 Oscar Valero Cruz August 24, 1991 – November 4, 2009() Retired 4 Socrates Buenventura "Soc" Villegas, O.P. November 4, 2009 – present()
Coadjutor archbishop Bishop Period in office Notes Coat of arms 1 Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. January 7, 1972 – February 7, 1973() Succeeded Archbishop Madriaga in 1973
List of auxiliary bishops
Bishop Period in office Titular see Notes Coat of arms 1 Francisco Raval Cruces July 24, 1968 – March 4, 1970() Tambeae Appointed Bishop of Ilagan 2 Jesus Aputen Cabrera July 1, 1980 – April 22, 1985() Thisiduo Appointed Bishop of Alaminos 3 Renato Pine Mayugba December 27, 2005 – October 12, 2012() Centuriones Appointed Bishop of Laoag 4 Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao August 22, 2016 – May 24, 2018() Urusi Appointed Bishop of Bayombong 5 Fidelis Bautista Layog May 8, 2019 – present() Girus Tarasii
Affiliated Bishops Jesus Juan Acosta Sison, appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 1963. Enrique de Vera Macaraeg, appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016. Rafael T. Cruz, appointed Bishop of Baguio in 2024.
Suffragan dioceses and bishops Diocese Bishop Period in office Coat of arms Alaminos (Pangasinan) Napoleon B. Sipalay Jr. March 19, 2024 – present() Cabanatuan (Nueva Ecija) Prudencio P. Andaya Jr. February 3, 2025 – present() San Fernando de La Union (La Union) Daniel O. Presto August 2, 2018 – present() San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Nueva Ecija) Samuel N. Agcaracar, S.V.D. February 6, 2026 – present() Urdaneta (Pangasinan) Nick A. Vaquilar July 28, 2026 – present()
See also Catholic Church in the Philippines List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
References
External links
Official website Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan Catholic-Hierarchy.org