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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. On March 19, 2024, Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr. became the Bishop of Alaminos.

On the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., of the Order of Preachers, vice-rector of the UST Central Seminary, to be the bishop of Alaminos.[2]

Sipalay's episcopal 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. He was installed 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 Coat of arms
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

  1. ^ "Alaminos (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dominican priest is new Alaminos bishop". CBCPNews. January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bishop Napoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Lagarde, Roy (March 20, 2024). "New Alaminos bishop: 'Let us build this Church together'". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Alaminos