Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Province of Pangasinan, Philippines. Its cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Dagupan City with a co-cathedral, the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Church, in neighboring municipality of Lingayen.History
The Diocese of Lingayen was created in 1928 and renamed Lingayen-Dagupan in 1954. It became an archdiocese in 1963.Ordinaries
The bishops and archbishops of the diocese:
- Cesar Ma. Guerrero, DD: February 22, 1929 – December 16, 1937, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
- Mariano Madriaga, DD: March 17, 1938 – February 7, 1973, resigned
- Federico G. Limon, SVD, DD: February 7, 1973 – July 15, 1991, retired
- Oscar V. Cruz, DD: July 15, 1991 – September 8, 2009, retired
- Socrates B. Villegas, DD: September 8, 2009 – present
Additionally, Auxiliary Bishops have occasionally been appointed to help the Archbishop in leading the Archdiocese.
- Francisco Raval Cruces: April 2, 1968 – March 4, 1970, appointed Bishop of Ilagan
- Jesus Aputen Cabrera: May 5, 1980 - April 22, 1985, appointed Bishop of Alaminos
- Renato Pine Mayugba: October 18, 2005 - October 12, 2012, appointed Bishop of Laoag
- Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao: May 31, 2016 - May 24, 2018, appointed Bishop of Bayombong
- Fidelis Bautista Layog: March 18, 2019 – present
Suffragan dioceses
The archdiocese has five suffragan dioceses:
