Roman Catholic Diocese of Alaminos
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Diocese of Alaminos
Dioecesis Alaminensis Diosis na Alaminos
Diocesis ti Alaminos Diyosesis ng Alaminos Diocesis de Alaminos | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Location | |
| 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 | 16.16021700°N 119.98029100°E / 16.16021700; 119.98029100 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,449 km2 (946 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2021) 793,366 651,797 (82.2%) |
| Parishes | 21 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 12, 1985 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Joseph the Patriarch |
| Patron saint | Joseph the Patriarch |
| Secular priests | 36 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
| Apostolic Administrator | Fidelis Bautista Layog |
| Vicar General | Lain Mayo |
| Bishops emeritus | Jesus 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
| No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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| 1. | Jesus Cabrera | (1985-2007) |
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| 2. | Marlo Peralta | (2007-2013) |
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| 3. | Ricardo Baccay | (2016-2019) |
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