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Renato Pine Mayugba

Bishop of Laoag
Bishop
1955
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Ordained
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Consecrated Bishop
Laoag
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Philippines
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The Life

Renato Pine Mayugba was born December 4, 1955, at UST Hospital in Manila. He completed grade school at St. Louis University in Baguio City, secondary education at Mary Help of Christians Minor Seminary in Binmaley, Pangasinan, and philosophy and theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, afterwards obtaining a licentiate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. His episcopal motto is Linum Fumigans Non Extinguet, 'a dimly burning wick he will not quench' (Isaiah 42:3).

He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan on April 25, 1981. He served as rector of the Orientation Seminary in Bonuan, Dagupan, as dean and then rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary in Vigan, and as rector of Mary Help of Christians College Seminary in Dagupan.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan and Titular Bishop of Centuriones on October 18, 2005, and he was consecrated on December 27, 2005, by Archbishop Antonio Franco. On October 12, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Laoag, succeeding Sergio Utleg, and he was installed on December 11, 2012.

Major Works & Initiatives
San Nicolas de Tolentino Church declared a diocesan shrine, 2020
Approved the petition to declare the San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in San Nicolas town a diocesan shrine on July 21, 2020, presiding over the declaration Mass on September 10, 2020; the second diocesan shrine in Laoag. He also requested first-class relics of St. Nicholas and St. Augustine from Rome for enshrinement.
Cause for sainthood of Nina Ruiz Abad
Issued an edict in October 2023 calling for testimonies about the life and virtues of Nina Ruiz Abad as part of the diocesan process for her possible beatification; the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints confirmed in December 2023 that no obstacle prevented the inquiry from proceeding.
CBCP Episcopal Commission on Biblical Apostolate
Chairman of the commission from 2021 to 2025.
The Old Mass, See by See
Laoag2012-12-11 – presentNo act of his own
What he inheritedNo decree, permission, suppression, expansion, or transfer of the Traditional Latin Mass by Mayugba in Laoag was found in the searches listed. The San Nicolas shrine declaration is a diocesan shrine declaration, not a governing act on the 1962 Missal.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-27.
Reviewed 2026-10-27Confidence: medium
Lingayen-Dagupan2005-12-27 – 2012-10-12auxiliary
Held before Traditionis Custodes; no record on the old Mass falls in this tenure.
Domus Dei’s Verdict
The Bishop & the Mass of Ages
No governing act of his own found

No decree, permission, suppression, expansion, or transfer of the Traditional Latin Mass by Bishop Mayugba, in Lingayen-Dagupan or in Laoag, was found in the searches listed.

The San Nicolas shrine declaration is a diocesan shrine declaration, not a governing act on the 1962 Missal; nothing found here is coded as such.

References & Further Reading
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Renato Mayugba — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · 2026Born December 4, 1955, UST Hospital, Manila; ordained priest April 25, 1981; appointed auxiliary October 18, 2005, consecrated December 27, 2005 by Franco; appointed Laoag October 12, 2012, installed December 11, 2012; motto Linum Fumigans Non Extinguet; Biblical Apostolate chairman 2021-2025; Nina Ruiz Abad edict October 2023.
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Vatican names new bishop of Laoag — Philippines Daily Inquirer via FreeLibrary · thefreelibrary.com · 2012CBCP-sourced report of the October 12, 2012 appointment; born December 4, 1955, Sampaloc, Manila; ordained priest April 25, 1981; rector of Mary Help of Christians College Seminary, Dagupan, at appointment.
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Laoag's San Nicolas Church to be declared a diocesan shrine — Business Mirror via FreeLibrary · thefreelibrary.com · 2020Petition approved July 21, 2020; declaration Mass September 10, 2020; relics of St. Nicholas and St. Augustine requested from Rome; plenary indulgence decree August 18.
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