The Co-Cathedral Parish of the Epiphany of Our Lord, commonly known as Lingayen Church and formerly Los Tres Reyes or Three Kings Parish, is a historic Catholic church and
cathedral in
Lingayen, Pangasinan in the
Philippines. The church is one of the oldest in the region, founded in 1587 in the same year
Saint Dominic Basilica in
San Carlos, Pangasinan was also founded.[1] It is famous for its architecture, including a
dome designed by Father Miguel Aparicio and its
bell tower.[2][3][4]
History
The church in 1916Circa 1939, before WWII bombingA traditional Latin Mass officiated in 1939.
The Lingayen Church was founded by Spanish Augustinian missionaries in 1614.[3] The
Dominicans ran the church from 1740 until replaced by Filipino priests after the U.S. drove out the Spanish in 1898.[5]
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.
The Diocese of Lingayen was reconstituted into the
Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan on February 16, 1963, encompassing the whole civil province of Pangasinan, and its seat was transferred from Lingayen to Dagupan.
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"Last Man In and Last Man Out". Columban Fathers: Missionary Society of St. Columban. Archived from
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