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4 unusual facts about Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan


Gawad Kalinga

As a result of the departure of the CFC International Council from the GK Board, Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese instructed the clergy and lay people in his area to withdraw from GK activities, because through this development, GK has disconnected itself with the Catholic Church and is now open to tie up with organizations whose policies contradict Church teachings.

Rosales, Pangasinan

St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan), at Rosales.

Santa Barbara, Pangasinan

The heritage Santa Barbara Parish of the Holy Family Church, built in 1716, is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Vicariate III.

Sison, Pangasinan

It is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Archdioecesis Lingayensis-Dagupanensis, created on May 19, 1928, elevated to Archdiocese on February 16, 1963, comprising the capital of the province, 2 cities and 15 municipalities in the central part of Pangasinan; Suffragans: Alaminos, Cabanatuan, San Fernando, La Union, San Jose, Nueva Ecija and Urdaneta; Titular: St. John the Apostle and Evangelist).


DWPR

DWPR-AM, 1296 Poweradio (1296 kHz) in Dagupan, Philippines

DZWN

Bombo Radyo Dagupan airs everyday from 5:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

Emilio Terrero y Perinat

The Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan which constitutes much of the North Main Line today, began construction in July 1887 with the laying of the cornerstone for Tutuban station by Terrero himself.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alaminos

The diocese was erected in 1985 from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan with the bishop's see at Alaminos, Pangasinan.

Sanctuario de San Juan Evangelista

This Old Dagupan Church is a Shrine under a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

On February 16, 1963, Pope Paul VI decreed the formal reconstitution of the Diocese of Lingayen into an Archdiocese covering all of Pangasinan but severing Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, while the diocese of La Union was created and separated from Nueva Segovia becoming another suffragan of Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan from 1970.

TV Patrol North Central Luzon

TV Patrol North Central Luzon (formerly called TV Patrol Dagupan) is the local news network broadcast of the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group in North Central Luzon, shown in the north central Luzon provinces of Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Zambales and Aurora through ABS-CBN TV-32, TV-12, TV-13 and TV-22, respectively.

Villasis, Pangasinan

The heritage Saint Anthony the Abbot Parish Church, built in 1763, is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan).

Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija

The 1849 St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Dioecesis of Cabanatuanensi, Suffragan of Lingayen-Dagupan, comprising 16 towns of Southern Nueva Ecija, Cabanatuan City, Palayan City and Gapan City; Titular: St. Nicholas of Tolentine, September 10; Most Reverend Sofronio A. Bancud, SSS, DD, located at Poblacion, Zaragoza, 3110 Nueva Ecija; Titular: St. Vincent Ferrer, Feast is April 5).


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