Ricardo Baccay

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Lingan and the surname or paternal family name is Baccay.

Ricardo Lingan Baccay (born April 3, 1961) is the fourth Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.^[1]

The Most Reverend Ricardo Baccay D.D.
Archbishop of Tuguegarao
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Tuguegarao, Philippines
Appointed	October 18, 2019
Installed	January 14, 2020
Predecessor	Sergio Utleg
Successor	incumbent
Previous post(s)	North Luzon Regional Representative, CBCP Permanent Council (2019–2023) Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Office on Bioethics (2013–2021) Bishop of Alaminos (2016–2019) Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao (2007–2016) Titular Bishop of Gabala (2007–2016)
Orders
Ordination	April 10, 1987 by Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan
Consecration	April 10, 2007 by Fernando Filoni
Personal details
Born	(1961-04-03) April 3, 1961 (age 64) Tuguegarao
Motto	Pater Benignus ad Omnes (Latin for 'The Father is Kind to All')
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Diosdado Talamayan Date April 10, 1987 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Fernando Filoni Co-consecrators Teodulfo Domingo Miguel Purugganan Date April 10, 2007 Place Tuguegarao Cathedral
Styles
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Ricardo Lingan Baccay was born in Tuguegarao on April 3, 1961. He attended the secondary schools at the San Jacinto seminary and did his studies in philosophy and theology at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. He was subsequently awarded a Master of Arts at the Lyceum of Aparri and a doctorate in educational management from the University of Manila. He was ordained a priest together with Bishop Danilo Ulep of Batanes on April 10, 1987, by Archbishop Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan.^[2]

On February 3, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao and Titular Bishop of Gabala. He was consecrated bishop on April 10, 2007, by Fernando Filoni, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Co-consecrators were Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan, Archbishop of Tuguegarao; and Sergio Lasam Utleg, Bishop of Laoag.^[3]

On February 20, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Alaminos in Pangasinan.^[3] After three years, on October 18, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him as the Fourth Archbishop of Tuguegarao in Cagayan following the resignation of Archbishop Sergio Utleg and returning him to the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuguegarao.^[1] He was installed on January 14, 2020, and received the pallium, a symbol of authority as metropolitan archbishop, exactly a year later.^[4]