the diocesan shrine of our lady of mount carmel (sison, 2434 pangasinan) was canonically erected in 1896-1898. it is under the jurisdiction of the roman catholic diocese of urdaneta (from the roman catholic archdiocese of lingayen-dagupan, archdioecesis lingayensis-dagupanensis, created on may 19, 1928, elevated to archdiocese on february 16, 1963, comprising the capital of the province, 2 cities and 15 municipalities in the central part of pangasinan; suffragans: alaminos, cabanatuan, san fernando, la union, san jose, nueva ecija and urdaneta; titular: st. john the apostle and evangelist).