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Lingayen, officially the Municipality of Lingayen ([ˌliŋgɐˈjɛn]; Pangasinan: Baley na Lingayen; Ilocano: Ili ti Lingayen; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lingayen), is a municipality and capital of the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,728 people.
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 by World 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.
Avenida Rizal West, Poblacion, Lingayen, Pangasinan Church building founded: 1902 Episcopal jurisdiction: All parishes and missions within the western territory of the Province of Pangasinan. Diocese of La Union, Ilocos Sur, and Abra (LUISA) Nixon T. Jose Cathedral of St. Stephen San Esteban, Ilocos Sur Church building founded: 1902
The parish was consecrated in 1587 and established in 1616. On May 19, 1928, it became the Diocese of Lingayen. In 1941 during World War II the Japanese fascist empire invaded the Philippines. During the war the bishop’s palace was ruined, and the parish was partially destroyed. The bishop’s residence was transferred from Lingayen to Dagupan.
Formerly known as "Pangasinan Academic High School", it was established 1908 as the first public secondary school in Lingayen. In 1946, two Gabaldon Buildings were constructed (North and South Wings) and was later renamed as Pangasinan National High School.
Pangasinan is ranked at 3rd with the most number of barangays in a Philippine province, ... Lingayen: Allabon 912 765 765 735 Agno: Alo-o 1,254 1,113 1,029 820 Umingan:
The Metropolitan Cathedral Parish of St. John the Evangelist, commonly known as Dagupan Cathedral, is located along Burgos Street in Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Its titular head is Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas. [1]
Sócrates "Soc" Buenaventura Villegas O.P. (born September 28, 1960) [1] is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order. [2] He is the fifth and current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan, and is the former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, from December 1, 2013 [3] to December 1, 2017, when he finished his second and final term ...