Fidelis Layog
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Fidelis Bautista Layog (born November 20, 1968) is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. He was appointed to the episcopacy by Pope Francis on March 18, 2019.[1][2][3]
Fidelis Layog D.D. | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan | |
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| Province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| See | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Appointed | March 18, 2019 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii (2019–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 29, 1996 |
| Consecration | May 8, 2019 by Socrates B. Villegas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1968 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Immaculate Conception School of Theology, Angelicum |
| Motto | Secundum Verbum Tuum |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Fidelis B. Layog | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Early life and education
Fidelis Layog was born on November 20, 1968, in Dagupan City, in the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.[1] He studied philosophy at the Mary Help of Christians High School Seminary in Dagupan and theology at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. From 2000 to 2003, he pursued studies in biblical theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome.[1][3][4][5]
Priesthood
He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan on April 29, 1996.[1][3] He began his ministry as Prefect of Discipline at the Mary Help of Christians Seminary, serving from 1996 to 2000. After completing his studies in Rome in 2003, he was assigned to various pastoral and educational roles. From 2006 to 2009, he served as parish priest of the Holy Family Parish in Santa Barbara, Pangasinan. He later became parish priest of Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Calasiao, Pangasinan and Vicar Forane from 2011 to 2014, followed by an appointment as director of Mapandan Catholic School from 2014 to 2016. In 2017, he was named parish priest and moderator of the team ministry at Our Lady of Purification Parish in Binmaley, Pangasinan, while also serving as director of the Saint Columban Institute of Domalandan in Lingayen, Pangasinan.[1][2][5]
Episcopal ministry
On March 18, 2019, Pope Francis appointed Layog as Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan and Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii.[1][2][5] He was consecrated on May 8, 2019, by Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas.[4]
On January 14, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Layog as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Alaminos, following the transfer of Bishop Ricardo Baccay to Diocese of Tuguegarao. He served in that capacity until March 19, 2024, when Bishop Napoleon Sipalay was appointed as the new bishop of Alaminos.[6][7][8]
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