The Diocese of Alaminos () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
The diocese was erected on January 12, 1985, and comprises 14 municipalities in the western part of the province of Pangasinan. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes since then, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan.
History On the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., of the Order of Preachers, then-vice rector of the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary, to be the new bishop of Alaminos. His episcopal ordination by ordaining Archbishop Socrates Villegas with Bishop Jacinto Agcaoili Jose and Auxiliary Bishop Fidelis Bautista Layog as co-consecrators was held on March 18 at Manaoag Church. His solemn installation and canonical possession as the fourth bishop of the diocese was held on March 19, 2024 at the Alaminos Cathedral.
Ordinaries No.PictureNameFromUntilNotesCoat of arms 1 Jesus Aputen Cabrera June 28, 1985(Appointed April 22, 1985) July 1, 2007 Retired from office 2 Marlo Mendoza Peralta July 1, 2007 December 30, 2013 Appointed Archbishop of Nueva Segovia 3 Ricardo Lingan Baccay May 4, 2016(Appointed February 20, 2016) October 18, 2019 Appointed Archbishop of Tuguegarao 4 Napoleon Balili Sipalay Jr., O.P. March 19, 2024(Appointed January 28, 2024) present
See also Catholic Church in the Philippines List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
References
External links Bishop Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., O.P. Catholic-Hierarchy.org
catholic-hierarchy-diocese of alaminos cbcponline.org – diocese of alaminos philippine islands