Fidelis B. 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.

Early life and education Fidelis Layog was born on November 20, 1968, in Dagupan City, in the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. 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.

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.