Diocese of Alaminos

Dioecesis Alaminensis

Diosis na Alaminos
Diocesis ti Alaminos
Diyosesis ng Alaminos
Diocesis de Alaminos
Catholic
Alaminos Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryWestern Pangasinan (Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Mabini, Mangatarem, Sual)
Ecclesiastical provinceLingayen-Dagupan
HeadquartersAlaminos, Pangasinan
Coordinates16°09′37″N 119°58′49″E / 16.16021700°N 119.98029100°E / 16.16021700; 119.98029100
Statistics
Area2,449 km2 (946 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
793,366
651,797[1] (82.2%)
Parishes21
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 12, 1985 (1985-01-12)
CathedralCathedral-Parish of St. Joseph the Patriarch
Patron saintJoseph the Patriarch
Secular priests36
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura Villegas
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura Villegas
Apostolic AdministratorFidelis Bautista Layog
Vicar GeneralLain Mayo
Bishops emeritusJesus Aputen Cabrera

The Diocese of Alaminos (Latin: Dioecesis Alaminensis) 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 experience no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

The see became vacant upon the appointment of Bishop Ricardo Lingan Baccay as archbishop of Tuguegarao on October 18, 2019. On January 14, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Fidelis Bautista Layog Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan as the Apostolic Administrator of the diocese.

Ordinaries

The Clergy of the Diocese of Alaminos with Bishop Baccay at St. Joseph Cathedral Parish
No Name In office Coat of arms
1. Jesus Cabrera (1985-2007)
2. Marlo Peralta (2007-2013)
3. Ricardo Baccay (2016-2019)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alaminos (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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