Career

He is the current in Tuguegarao, Philippines and succeeded archbishop Diosdado Talamayan. Sergio Utleg was ordained priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines in March 30, 1968. He was ordained Bishop on March 17, 1997 in Saint Peter"s Cathedral, Tuguegarao, Cagayan.

He then succeeded as Bishop of Ilagan on July 26, 1999.

Then-Bishop Utleg was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Laoag on November 26, 2006. On June 16, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI has elevated Laoag Bishop Sergio Utleg to replacing retiring Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan.