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Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan Archidioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis Arkidiosis na Lingayen–Dagupan Arkidiocesis ti Lingayen–Dagupan Arkidiyosesis ng Lingayen–Dagupan Arquidiócesis de Lingayén–Dagúpan | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | CentralPangasinan (Basista,Bautista,Bayambang,Binmaley,Calasiao,Dagupan,Laoac,Lingayen,Malasiqui,Manaoag,Mangaldan,Mapandan,San Carlos,San Fabian,San Jacinto,Santa Barbara,Urbiztondo) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen–Dagupan |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen–Dagupan |
| Coordinates | 16°02′32″N120°20′04″E / 16.04215°N 120.33433°E /16.04215; 120.33433 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,565 km2 (604 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 19, 1928 |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral and Parish of the Epiphany of Our Lord |
| Patron saint | St. John the Evangelist |
| Secular priests | 76 m |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
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| Auxiliary Bishops | Fidelis Bautista Layog |
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| Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan | |
TheArchdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan is aLatin Catholicarchdiocese of theCatholic Church in theProvince ofPangasinan,Philippines. Itscathedral is theMetropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist inDagupan with aco-cathedral, theEpiphany of Our Lord Parish Church, in the neighboring municipality ofLingayen.
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 byWorld 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.[2][3] In 1985, two new dioceses were carved out from the archdiocese:Alaminos andUrdaneta.
The nimbed silvereagle is the symbol ofSaint John the Apostle and Evangelist, the titular of thecathedral atDagupan. The silver star (previously depicted as three gold Oriental crowns) refers to theEpiphany of the Lord, the titular of theco-cathedral atLingayen. The red wavy pile representsLingayen Gulf. The green field represents the "rice-bowl" of the Philippines, the whole ofPangasinan andNueva 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; andMary Help of Christians.[4][5]
| Bishop | Period in office | Notes | Coat of Arms | ||
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| Bishops of Lingayen (May 19, 1928 – February 11, 1954) | |||||
| 1 |  | Cesar Maria Guerrero | May 24, 1929 – December 16, 1937 (8 years, 206 days) | AppointedAuxiliary Bishop ofManila |  |
| 2 | Mariano Aspiras Madriaga | May 24, 1938 – February 11, 1954 (15 years, 263 days) |  | ||
| Bishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (February 11, 1954 – February 16, 1963) | |||||
| 2 | Mariano Aspiras Madriaga | February 11, 1954 – February 16, 1963 (9 years, 5 days) | Promoted tometropolitan archbishop status |  | |
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Lingayen–Dagupan (February 16, 1963 – present) | |||||
| 1 | Mariano Aspiras Madriaga | February 16, 1963 – February 7, 1973 (9 years, 357 days) | Resigned |  | |
| 2 | Federico Guba Limon,S.V.D. | February 7, 1973 – August 24, 1991 (18 years, 198 days) | Retired |  | |
| 3 | Oscar Valero Cruz | August 24, 1991 – November 4, 2009 (18 years, 72 days) | Retired |  | |
| 4 | Socrates Buenventura "Soc" Villegas,O.P. | November 4, 2009 – present (16 years, 19 days) |  | ||
| Bishop | Period in office | Notes | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1 | | Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. | January 7, 1972 – February 7, 1973 (1 year, 31 days) | Succeeded Archbishop Madriaga in 1973 | |
| Bishop | Period in office | Titular see | Notes | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1 | .svg) | Francisco Raval Cruces | July 24, 1968 – March 4, 1970 (1 year, 223 days) | Tambeae | AppointedBishop of Ilagan |  |
| 2 | | Jesus Aputen Cabrera | July 1, 1980 – April 22, 1985 (4 years, 295 days) | Thisiduo | AppointedBishop of Alaminos |  |
| 3 |  | Renato Pine Mayugba | December 27, 2005 – October 12, 2012 (6 years, 290 days) | Centuriones | AppointedBishop of Laoag |  |
| 4 |  | Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao | August 22, 2016 – May 24, 2018 (1 year, 275 days) | Urusi | AppointedBishop of Bayombong |  |
| 5 |  | Fidelis Bautista Layog | May 8, 2019 – present (6 years, 199 days) | Girus Tarasii |  | |
| Diocese | Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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 | Alaminos (Pangasinan) |  | Napoleon B. Sipalay Jr. | March 19, 2024 – present (1 year, 249 days) |  |
 | Cabanatuan (Nueva Ecija) | Prudencio P. Andaya Jr. | February 3, 2025 – present (293 days) | .svg) | |
 | San Fernando de La Union (La Union) | Daniel O. Presto | August 2, 2018 – present (7 years, 113 days) |  | |
 | San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Nueva Ecija) | Samuel N. Agcaracar,S.V.D. (Bishop-elect) | November 21, 2025 – present (2 days) |  | |
 | Urdaneta (Pangasinan) |  | Jacinto A. Jose | November 26, 2005 – present (19 years, 362 days) |  |
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