meaning where the 'biga' abounds, a plant of the taro family but bigger than the taro and with bigger tubers; hence its scientific name Alocasia macrorhiza meaning an alocasia with big root. Ordinaries Bishops Miguel de Benavides, 1595–1602 Diego Soria, 1602–1613 Miguel García Serrano, 1616–1618 Juan Rentería, 1618–1626 Hernando Guerrero, 1627–1634 Diego Aduarte, 1634–1636 Fernando Montero Espinosa, 1639–1646 Rodrigo Cárdenas, 1650–1661 José Millán de Poblete, 1675, died as Bishop-elect Francisco Pizaro de Orellana, 1680–1683 Diego de Gorospe y Irala, 1699–1715 Pedro Mejorada, 1717–1719 Jeronimo Herrera y Lopez, 1724–1742 Manuel del Rio Flores, 1744–1745 Juan de Arechederra, 1750–1751 Juan de La Fuente Yepes, 1753–1757 Bernardo de Ustariz, 1763–1764 Miguel García San Esteban, 1768–1779 Juan García Ruiz, 1784–1796 Agustín Pedro Blaquier, 1801–1803 Cayetano Pallás, 1806–1814 Francisco Albán Barreiro, 1817–1837 Rafael Masoliver, 1846–1846 Vicente Barreiro y Pérez, 1848–1856 Juan José Aragonés, 1865–1872 Mariano Cuartero y Sierra, 1874–1887 José Hevía y Campomanes, 1889–1903 Dennis Joseph Dougherty, 1903–1908 James Jordan Carroll, 1908–1912 Peter Joseph Hurth, 1913–1926 Santiago Caragnan Sancho, 1927–1951, bishop until June 29, 1951 Archbishops Suffragan Dioceses Diocese of Baguio Diocese of Bangued Diocese of Laoag Notable Churches under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese See also Catholic Church in the Philippines List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines List of Catholic archdioceses References External links http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11149b.htm http://www.cbcponline.org/jurisdictions/nueva_segovia.html Nueva Segovia Archdiocese 1595 establishments in the Philippines Religious organizations established in the 1590s Nueva Segovia Vigan Religion in Ilocos Sur