Roman Catholic archbishop-emeritus
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Ordination | 30 March 1968 |
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Consecration | 17 March 1997 by Gian Vincenzo Moreni |
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Personal details |
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Born | (1943-09-11) September 11, 1943 (age 80)
Solana, Cagayan |
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Nationality | Filipino |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | Veritas liberabit vos ('The truth will set you free', John 8:32) |
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Coat of arms | ![Sergio Utleg's coat of arms](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Coat_of_arms_of_Sergio_Lasam_Utleg_as_Archbishop_of_Tuguegarao.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sergio_Lasam_Utleg_as_Archbishop_of_Tuguegarao.svg.png) |
Sergio Lasam Utleg (born in Solana, Cagayan, September 11, 1943),[1] is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the former Archbishop of Tuguegarao in Tuguegarao, Philippines. On October 18, 2019, his resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, appointing Alaminos Bishop Ricardo Baccay as his successor.
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Life and church
Sergio Lasam Utleg or fondly called as "Ama Enjoe" was born 11 September 1943 in Solana, Cagayana (Philippines). He received his Philosophical and Theological Studies at the UST Central Seminary in Manila. He then obtained a MA in Sociology at the Fordham University in New York, USA in 1987 and a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1968.
He was ordained a priest in New York, USA for then Diocese of Tuguegarao on 30 March 1968. After a few years of being a parochial vicar, he became parish priest in Cordova, Amulung from 1973 to 1987 and then, parish priest in Alcala, Cagayan until 1997. At the same time, he held positions in the office for the social pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
He was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ilagan on 10 February 1997 by Pope John Paul II. His Episcopal Consecration was on March 17, 1997 at St. Peter's Cathedral, Tuguegarao. He then succeeded as Bishop of Ilagan on July 26, 1999 following the acceptance of the resignation of his predecessor, The Most Rev. Miguel Purugganan. Then-Bishop Utleg was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Laoag on November 13, 2006 and installed as Bishop of Laoag on January 11, 2007.[3]
Within the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines, he became President of the "Episcopal Commission on Indigenous Peoples".
Archbishop of Tuguegarao
On June 16, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI has elevated Laoag Bishop Sergio Utleg to Archbishop of Tuguegarao replacing retiring Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan.[4][5] His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on October 18, 2019, appointing Alaminos Bishop Ricardo Baccay as his successor as Archbishop of Tuguegarao.[6]
Coat of Arms
Lifted from the Souvenir Program “ The Rite of Liturgical Reception, Eucharistic Celebration and Canonical Possession of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao”
His Excellency The Most Reverend Sergio Lasam Utleg, D.D., Third Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuguegarao August 12, 2011. Saint Peter Cathedral, Tuguegarao City.
The two sides of the coat of arms are divided in the middle by blue wavy lines. The right side is the personal seal of the Archbishop. The left side is the seal of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
Coat of arms of Sergio Utleg | - Adopted
- 2011
- Helm
Archbishop's Galero The shield is surmounted by an archbishop's galero or ecclesiastical hat of this rank with ten tassels for each side in Vert (green) that signifies the rank of an Archbishop. - Motto
- Veritas liberabit vos
"The truth will set you free" the motto is taken from John 8:31. - Other elements
- Archbishop's Cross
The shield is also surmounted by an archbishop's cross of the Order of Preachers. A reminder of the priestly formation he received from the Dominican sisters of Saint Vincent Institute in Solana and the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary in Manila. - Symbolism
- The blue wavy lines, a symbol present in both the seal of the Archbishop and the Archdiocese, stand for the great Cagayan River on whose banks the Archbishop grew up and worked, which empties into the Babuyan Channel near Aparri, his last parish assignment. The fleur-de-lys in its center represents Our Lady of Piat.
On the upper right side is a white dove on a gold background symbolizing the Spirit of freedom; gold stands for mobility and power, white for purity and humility; both are Papal colors. On a green background, emblazoned in red are the Greek letters Alpha and Omega. They stand for the ever-burning Truth; the Green background is the symbol of life of hope. On the lower right stand three ears of corn. They represent three important places in the life and ministry of the Archbishop, the towns of Solana and Alcala, his birthplace and his parish assignment, respectively; and the province of Isabela, the territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Ilagan, where his first assignment as a bishop was. In these places, corn is one of their main produce. The left side of the shield is dominated with green. This represents the wide fertile land of the Province of Cagayan. On the upper left side are two keys de-bruising a Latin cross with its head downwards. These are symbols of Saint Peter, titular of the cathedral. Tuguegarao, the seat of the Archdiocese, etymologically means “fire at daytime” (tuguig arao) hence the sun at its side and the symbols of fire at the middle left. On the lower left are mountains drawn in the Italian heraldic style symbolizing the high mountain ranges of Sierra Madre and Cordillera that surrounds the province of Cagayan. - Previous versions
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Coat_of_arms_of_Sergio_Lasam_Utleg_as_Bishop_of_Ilagan.svg/110px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sergio_Lasam_Utleg_as_Bishop_of_Ilagan.svg.png) as Bishop of Ilagan and Laoag |
References
- ^ "MOST REV. Sergio Lasam Utleg, D.D." CBCP Online. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas installed as Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan". Catholic Hierarchy. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Benedict promotes 3 Pinoy bishops". Manila Times. Archived from the original on 2011-12-17. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ In Caelo et in Terra: "Congratulations to a Philippine bishop" June 16, 2011
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
External links
- Archbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg [self-published]
- CBCP Online
- Benedict promotes 3 Pinoy bishops[permanent dead link]
Archidioecesis Tuguegaraoana |
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Shrines | Archdiocesan | - Our Lady of the Rosary
- Our Lady of Piat
- Divine Mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Santo Niño
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Parishes | Vicariate of Tuguegarao | |
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Vicariate of Alcala | - St. Philomene
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Amulung)
- St. Dominic de Guzman (Centro, Baggao)
- St. Joseph the Worker (San Jose, Baggao)
- Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Tallang, Baggao)
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Vicariate of Aparri | - St. Peter Gonzales of Thelmo
- St. Bartholomew (Calayan)
- St. Hyacinth of Poland (Camalaniugan)
- St. Vincent Ferrer (Camiguin Islands, Babuyanes)
- St. Isidore the Farmer (Dugo, Camalaniugan)
- St. Catherine of Alexandria (Centro, Gattaran)
- St. Dominic de Guzman (Centro, Lal-lo)
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Magapit, Lal-lo)
- San Isidro Labrador (Nabaccayan, Gataran)
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Vicariate of Ballesteros | - St. Thomas Aquinas (Centro, Abulug)
- Our Lady of Fatima (Allacapan)
- Holy Cross
- Mary, Mother of the Church (Bukig, Aparri)
- San Isidro Labrador (Lasam)
- Immaculate Conception (Dana-ili, Abulug)
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Vicariate of Solana | - St. Padre Pio of Pietrlcina (Abbeg, Alcala)
- St. Vincent Ferrer (Cordova, Amulung)
- Our Lady of Snows (Enrile)
- Holy Family (Gadu, Solana)
- St. Vincent Ferrer
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Vicariate of Piat | - St. Francis of Assisi (Mauanan, Rizal)
- San Roque (Naruagan, Tuao)
- St. Dominic de Guzman
- St. Raymund Peñafort (Rizal)
- Sto. Niño (Sto. Niño (Faire))
- Holy Guardian Angels (Tuao)
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Vicariate of Sta. Ana | - St. Anne (Buguey)
- Sts. Peter and Paul (Casambalangan, Sta. Ana)
- St. Roch (Gonzaga)
- St. Vincent Ferrer (Pattao, Buguey)
- St. Anthony de Padua (Centro, Sta. Ana)
- Our Lady of the Angels (Centro , Sta. Teresita)
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Vicariate of Pamplona | - St. Joseph (Claveria)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Namuac, Sanchez Mira)
- St. Peter the Martyr
- St. Roch (Sanchez Mira)
- San Isidro Labrador (Sta. Praxedes)
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Dioecesis Laoagensis |
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Ordinaries | - Antonio Lloren Mabutas
- Rafael Montiano Lim
- Edmundo M. Abaya
- Ernesto Antolin Salgado
- Sergio Lasam Utleg
- Renato Pine Mayugba
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Parishes | Vicariate of the Assumption of Mary | - St. Andrew the Apostle (Bacarra)
- Our Lady of Fatima (Bacarra)
- St. James the Greater (Pasuquin)
- St. Francis of Assisi (Pasuquin)
- St. John Sahagun (Burgos, Ilocos Norte)
- St. Lawrence the Deacon (Bangui, Ilocos Norte)
- St. Jude Thaddeus (Pagudpud)
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Pagudpud)
- St. Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Station (Adams, Ilocos Norte)
- St. Pius of Pietrelcina Mission Station (Vintar)
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Vicariate of Mary Ever-Virgin | - St. Anne (Piddig)
- St. Joseph the Worker (Carasi)
- St. Rosa of Lima (Sarrat)
- St. Joseph (Dingras)
- St. John Bosco (Dingras)
- St. James the Greater (Solsona, Ilocos Norte)
- St. Anthony of Padua (Marcos, Ilocos Norte)
- St. Roche (Banna, Ilocos Norte)
- St. Gabriel the Archangel (Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte)
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Vicariate of Mary Mother of God | - St. William the Hermit
- Divine Mercy
- St. Joseph
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Sta. Monica (Sarrat)
- St. Nicholas de Tolentino (Vintar)
- St. John Paul II Mission Station (Vintar)
- Sto. Niño de Cebu Mission Station (Vintar)
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Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | - St. Nicholas de Tolentino (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte)
- Immaculate Conception (Batac)
- St. Augustine (Paoay)
- St. Michael the Archangel (Currimao)
- St. Isidore the Farmer (Pinili)
- St. John the Baptist (Badoc)
- Mary Mother of the Church Quasi-Parish (Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte)
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Dioecesis Ilaganensis |
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Diocesan | - St. Anthony of Padua (Reina Mercedes, Isabela)
- St. Joseph the Worker (Echague)
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Parishes | Vicariate of Our Lady of the Visitation | - Saint Michael the Archangel
- St. Ferdinand (Ilagan)
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel (Ilagan)
- San Antonio De Padua (Ilagan)
- St. Elizabeth of Portugal (Ilagan)
- Our Lady of the Visitation (Gamu)
- St. Joseph the Spouse (Naguilian, Isabela)
- St. Rose of Lima (Gamu)
- Our Lady of Peace (Benito Soliven)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (San Mariano, Isabela)
- San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila Chapel (Gamu)
- Our Lady of the Abandoned Mission Station (Divilacan)
- St. Joseph the Worker (Maconacon)
- St. John the Baptist Mission (Dinapigue)
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Vicariate of Immaculate Conception | - St. Paul the Apostle (San Pablo, Isabela)
- St. Paul the Apostle (Cabagan)
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Sta. Maria, Isabela)
- St. Matthias (Tumauini)
- St. Joseph the Spouse (Delfin Albano)
- St. Clare of Assisi (Sto. Tomas, Isabela)
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Vicariate of Our Lady of Lourdes | - Our Lady of Lourdes (San Manuel, Isabela)
- St. Isidore the Farmer (Aurora, Isabela)
- Our Lady of La Salette (Roxas)
- St. Joseph the Worker (Mallig)
- St. John Bosco (Quezon, Isabela)
- St. John the Evangelist (Quirino, Isabela)
- San Lorenzo Ruiz (Burgos, Isabela)
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Vicariate of Our Lady of the Pillar | - St. Anthony of Padua (Reina Mercedes, Isabela)
- Our Lady of the Pillar (Cauayan, Isabela)
- St. Louis the King (Cauayan, Isabela)
- Our Lady of Atocha (Alicia, Isabela)
- St. Vincent Ferrer (Angadanan)
- St. William the Hermit (San Guillermo, Isabela)
- Our Lady of the Visitation (Luna, Isabela)
- St. Andrew the Apostle (Cabatuan, Isabela)
- St. Mary Magdalene (Palanan)
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Vicariate of Our Lady of the Rosary | - Sto. Niño De Praga (Cordon, Isabela)
- St. James the Apostle (Santiago, Isabela)
- St. Matthew (San Mateo, Isabela)
- San Roque (Ramon, Isabela)
- St. Joseph the Worker (Echague)
- San Isidro de Labrador (San Isidro, Isabela)
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Jones, Isabela)
- St. Francis de Assisi (Santiago, Isabela)
- St. Augustine (San Agustin, Isabela)
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