Fidelis Layog

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bautista and the surname or paternal family name is Layog.

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]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Fidelis Bautista Layog T.O.Carm, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii
Official portrait, 2019
Province	Lingayen-Dagupan
See	Lingayen-Dagupan
Appointed	March 18, 2019
Orders
Ordination	April 29, 1996
Consecration	May 8, 2019 by Socrates B. Villegas
Personal details
Born	(1968-11-20) November 20, 1968 (age 56) Dagupan City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Immaculate Conception School of Theology, Angelicum
Motto	Secundum Verbum Tuum (Latin for 'According to Your Word')
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date April 29, 1996 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Socrates Villegas Co-consecrators Renato Mayugba Enrique Macaraeg Date May 8, 2019 Place Dagupan Cathedral

Styles of Fidelis B. Layog
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
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][4][5] At the Mary Help of Christians College Seminary, he studied philosophy, before moving to Vigan, Ilocos Sur to study theology at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology.^[3]

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 2003 to 2009, he served as parish priest of the Holy Family Parish in Santa Barbara, Pangasinan. His brother, Anthony, also served as parish priest of the same church by 2006.^[6]

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.^[7][8][9]