Roman Catholic Diocese of Alaminos Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines
Diocese of Alaminos
Dioecesis Alaminensis
Diosis na Alaminos
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Country Philippines Territory Western Pangasinan (Agno , Aguilar , Alaminos , Anda , Bani , Bolinao , Bugallon , Burgos , Dasol , Infanta , Labrador , Mabini , Mangatarem , Sual ) Ecclesiastical province Lingayen-Dagupan Headquarters Alaminos, Pangasinan Coordinates 16°09′37″N 119°58′49″E / 16.16021700°N 119.98029100°E / 16.16021700; 119.98029100 Area 2,449 km2 (946 sq mi) Population (as of 2021)[ 1] Parishes 21 Denomination Catholic Church Sui iuris Latin Church Rite Roman Rite Established January 12, 1985 (1985-01-12 ) Cathedral Cathedral-Parish of St. Joseph the Patriarch Patron saint Joseph the Patriarch Secular priests 36 Pope Francis Bishop Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr. , OP Metropolitan Archbishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas Vicar General Lain Mayo Bishops emeritus Jesus Aputen Cabrera
The Diocese of Alaminos (Latin : Dioecesis Alaminensis 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 .
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.[ 2] 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 .[ 3] [ 4]
Ordinaries
The Clergy of the Diocese of Alaminos with Bishop Baccay at St. Joseph Cathedral Parish
No
Name
In office
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1.
Jesus Cabrera
April 22, 1985 – July 1, 2007
2.
Marlo Peralta
July 1, 2007 – December 30, 2013
3.
Ricardo Baccay
February 20, 2016 – January 14, 2020
4.
Napoleon Sipalay
March 19, 2024 – present
See also
References
^ "Alaminos (Catholic Diocese)" . gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023 .^ "Dominican priest is new Alaminos bishop" . CBCPNews . January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024 .^ "Bishop Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024 .^ Lagarde, Roy (March 20, 2024). "New Alaminos bishop: 'Let us build this Church together' . Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines . Retrieved March 23, 2024 .
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Dioecesis Alaminensis
Territories
Western Pangasinan (Agno , Aguilar , Alaminos , Anda , Bani , Bolinao , Bugallon , Burgos , Dasol , Infanta , Labrador , Mabini , Mangatarem , Sual ) Ordinaries Cathedral Shrine
Parishes
Vicariate of Vicariate of
St. John the Evangelist (Infanta, Pangasinan)
St. Raphael The Archangel (Dasol)
St. Vincent Ferrer (Dasol)
St. Isidore the Farmer (Burgos, Pangasinan)
St. Peter the Apostle (Burgos, Pangasinan) Vicariate of
St. James the Great (Bolinao) Divine Savior (Bolinao)
Our Lady Of The Pillar (Bolinao)
San Nicholas de Tolentino (Anda, Pangasinan)
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception (Bani, Pangasinan)
St. Catherine of Alexandria (Agno, Pangasinan) Vicariate of
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