Sergio Lasam Utleg, D.D., (born in

Solana, Cagayan Solana, officially the Municipality of Solana ( ibg, Ili nat Solana; ilo, Ili ti Solana; tl, Bayan ng Solana), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,445 p ...

, September 11, 1943), is a

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of the

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in the

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. He is the former Archbishop of Tuguegarao in

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and succeeded Archbishop

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. On October 18, 2019, his resignation was accepted by

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, appointing Alaminos Bishop

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as his successor.

Life and church

Sergio Utleg was ordained priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines on March 30, 1968. He was ordained Bishop on March 17, 1997 in St. Peter's Cathedral, Tuguegarao, Cagayan. He then succeeded as Bishop of Ilagan on July 26, 1999. Then-Bishop Utleg was appointed by Pope

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as Bishop of

Laoag Laoag, officially the City of Laoag ( ilo, Siudad ti Laoag; fil, Lungsod ng Laoag), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people. ...

on November 13, 2006 and installed as Bishop of Laoag on January 11, 2007.

Archbishop of Tuguegarao

On June 16, 2011, Pope

has elevated Laoag Bishop Sergio Utleg to Archbishop of Tuguegarao replacing retiring Archbishop

. His resignation was accepted by

on October 18, 2019, appointing Alaminos Bishop

as his successor as Archbishop of Tuguegarao.

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.

References

External links

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