Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan

The Archdiocese of Lingayen - Dagupan (Latin: Archidioecesis Lingayensis - Dagupanensis ) is a location in the Philippines Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Dagupan City.

History

The Archdiocese of Lingayen - Dagupan was on May 19, 1928 Pope Pius XI. built with the Apostolic Constitution continuam omnium out of territory of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia and of the Archdiocese of Manila as a diocese and the Archdiocese of Lingayen Manila is a suffragan. On February 11, 1954, the Diocese of Lingayen was renamed the Diocese of Lingayen - Dagupan. The Diocese of Lingayen - Dagupan was on June 12, 1955 from parts of its territory establishing the Territorialprälatur Iba. For more territorial concessions were made on 16 February 1963 establishing the dioceses Cabanatuan and Tarlac.

The Diocese of Lingayen - Dagupan was born on February 16, 1963 by Pope John XXIII. charged with the Apostolic Constitution Exterior Ecclesiae to the archbishopric. On January 12, 1985, the Archdiocese of Lingayen - Dagupan were parts of its territory from establishing the dioceses of Alaminos and Urdaneta.

The Archdiocese of Lingayen - Dagupan comprises the central part of the province of Pangasinan.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Lingayen

  • Cesare Marie Guerrero, 1929-1937, then Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
  • Mariano Madriaga, 1938-1954

Bishop of Lingayen - Dagupan

  • Mariano Madriaga, 1954-1963

Archbishops of Lingayen - Dagupan

  • Mariano Madriaga, 1963-1973
  • Federico Limon, SVD, 1973-1991
  • Oscar Cruz, 1991-2009
Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Alaminos Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in the Philippines Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac Acta Apostolicae Sedis Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamiz Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga
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