More Appointments

26 February 2010 – Dagupan City. Msgr. Socrates B. Villegas, DD, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, announced the following new pastoral and administrative assignments for the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan:

Rev. Fr. Democrito Umagtam as first parish priest of the new parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Canan, Malasiqui, Pangasinan, effective March 19, 2010.

Rev. Fr. Manuel delos Santos as parish priest of Cristo Divino Tesoro Parish, Buenlag, Calasiao, Pangasinan, effective March 19, 2010.

Rev. Fr. Rolando Salosagcol as member of Team Ministry of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Calasiao, Pangasinan, effective March 19, 2010.

Rev. Fr. Fernan Estrada as member of the Team Ministry of the Epiphany of the Lord Parish and concurrently Spiritual Director of the Mary Help of Christians High School Seminary, Binmaley, Pangasinan, effective March 19, 2010.

Rev. Fr. Genaro Herramia as member of the Team Ministry of the St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Mangaldan Pangasinan, effective March 19, 2010, concurrently Director of St Thomas Catholic School Mangaldan.

Rev. Fr. Reydentor Mejia as first parish priest of the new Parish of San Lorenzo Ruiz, Wawa, Bayambang, Pangasinan effective March 19, 2010.

New Appointments in the Archdiocese

17 February 2010 – Dagupan City. Msgr. Socrates B. Villegas, DD, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, recently announced the appointment of Rev. Fr. Reydentor Mejia as the first Parish Priest of San Lorenzo Ruiz, Brgy. Wawa, Bayambang, Pangasinan. The Parish of San Lorenzo was formally established as a parish on 17 February 2010.

Fr. Manuel delos Santos was also appointed by the Archbishop as the new Director for the Archdiocesan Youth Ministry. He replaced Rev. Fr. Manuel S. Bravo, Jr. who has been the Archdiocesan Youth Director since 1995.

Msgr. Socrates B. Villegas, DD in announcing the new appointments also asked prayers for them

Priests assigned in San Fabian (1718-2003)

The following is the list of priests assigned in the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr, since 1718 to the present. The list was taken from the research work of Msgr. Rafael S. Magno, Jr. on the history of San Fabian, and of Ms. Lourdes S. Patungan, a parishioner.

• 1718 Fr. Andres Caballero
• 1720 Fr Manuel del Rio
• 1722 Fr. Juan Salinas
• 1723 Fr. Antonio Labarria
• 1729-1731 Fr. Manuel del Rio
• 1733 Fr. Andres Caballero
• 1735-1737 Fr. Tomas Albendea
• 1739 Fr. Luis Delfin
• 1741-1743 Fr. Benito Pareira
• 1745 Fr. Manuel Arango
• 1747 Fr. Cayetano Menese
• 1749 Fr. Pedro Fontanes
• 1751-1753 Fr. Juan Gonzalez
• 1755 Fr. Luis Delfin
• 1759 Fr. Jose Juberto
• 1763 Fr. Domingo Boada
• 1765 Fr. Juan Vega
• 1769 Fr. Domingo Boada
• 1781 Fr. Francisco Garcia
• 1785 Fr. Juan Sanchez
• 1789-1790 Fr. Gabriel de la Riva
• 1794 Fr. Pedro Lanza
• 1798 Fr. Blas Diez
• 1802-1833 Fr. Domingo de la Pena. (He died about the end of 1835. His successor(s) until 1841 was not officially appointed.
• 1849-1855 Fr. Nicolas Fuentes; Fr. Manuel Manzano (assistant)
• 1849-1855 Fr. Francisco Maestre
• 1859 Fr. Juan Gutierrez
• 1863 Fr. Ramon Fernandez; Fr. Bonifacio Cavero (assistant)
• 1867 Fr. Lucio Asencio
• 1871-1874 Fr. Gregorio Paz
• 1878-1886 Fr. Juan Fernandez
• 1899-1920 Fr. Domingo de Vera
• 1920-1926 Fr. Agripino Banez
• 1826-1927 Fr. Alejandro Ignacio
• 1927-1935 Fr. Benigno Jimenez
• 1935-1937 Msgr. Licerio Barnachea; Fr. Jose Valerio (assistant)
• 1937-1939 Fr. Jose Valerio
• 1939-1940 Fr. Juan Bello
• 1940-1944 Fr. Miguel Busque; Fr. Resurrection Parica (assistant)
• 1944-1952 Fr. Francisco Posadas; Fr. Emeterio Domagas (assistant)
• 1952-1955 Fr. Domingo Montano; Fr. Jose Velasco (assistant)
• 1955-1968 Fr. Francisco Gago; Fr. Eugenio de Vera (assistant)
• 1968-1970 Fr. Rufino Lopez; Fr. Peter Aquino (assistant)
• 1970-1972 Msgr. Antonio Palma
  
• 1972-1974 Fr. Benigno Serafica; Fr. Jose Tapia (assistant)
• 1974-1977 Fr. Oscar Aquino (1st Director of the Catholic School); Msgr. Emilio Abalos (assistant)
• 1977-1981 Msgr. Pedro Sision
• 1981-1987 Fr. Abraham Esquig
• 1987-2003 Msgr. Rafael S. Magno, Jr. ; Msgr. Segundo Gotoc (guest priest)
• 2003 - Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza