President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines | |
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Pangulo ng Kapulungan ng mga Katolikong Obispo sa Pilipinas | |
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Seat | Manila, Philippines |
Term length | 2 years Renewable once |
The President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Kapulungan ng mga Katolikong Obispo sa Pilipinas) is the executive head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.
Like all CBCP officials, the length of the term of the CBCP is two years and can run for a maximum of two terms.[1]
By tradition, the CBCP usually elects the Vice President as the next president.[1]
The President along with the CBCP Permanent Council comes up with a collective decision for the CBCP.[2]
Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of Kalookan, is the CBCP President since December 1, 2021.
The following is a list of people who held the post.
List
[edit]Source for Presidents; 1945–2014: CBCP[3]
Name | Diocese | Tenure | ||
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Start | End | |||
Gabriel Reyes | Archdiocese of Cebu | January 1, 1945 | December 31, 1949 | |
Archdiocese of Manila | January 1, 1950 | December 31, 1952 | ||
![]() | Rufino Santos | Archdiocese of Manila | January 1, 1953 | December 31, 1956 |
![]() | Juan Sison | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia | January 1, 1957 | December 31, 1960 |
Julio Rosales | Archdiocese of Cebu | January 1, 1961 | December 31, 1965 | |
![]() | Lino Gonzaga | Diocese of Palo | January 1, 1966 | December 31, 1969 |
![]() | Teopisto Alberto | Archdiocese of Caceres | January 1, 1970 | December 31, 1973 |
Cardinal Julio Rosales | Archdiocese of Cebu | January 1, 1974 | November 30, 1977 | |
![]() | Cardinal Jaime Sin | Archdiocese of Manila | December 1, 1977 | November 30, 1981 |
Antonio Mabutas | Archdiocese of Davao | December 1, 1981 | November 30, 1984 | |
![]() | Cardinal Ricardo Vidal | Archdiocese of Cebu | December 1, 1985 | November 30, 1987 |
![]() | Leonardo Legaspi | Archdiocese of Caceres | December 1, 1987 | November 30, 1991 |
![]() | Carmelo Morelos | Archdiocese of Zamboanga | December 1, 1991 | November 30, 1995 |
Oscar Cruz | Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan | December 1, 1995 | November 30, 1999 | |
![]() | Orlando Quevedo | Archdiocese of Cotabato | December 1, 1999 | November 30, 2003 |
![]() | Fernando Capalla | Archdiocese of Davao | December 1, 2003 | November 30, 2005 |
![]() | Angel Lagdameo | Archdiocese of Jaro | December 1, 2005 | November 30, 2009 |
![]() | Nereo Odchimar | Diocese of Tandag | December 1, 2009 | November 30, 2011 |
![]() | José S. Palma | Archdiocese of Cebu | December 1, 2011 | November 30, 2013 |
![]() | Socrates Villegas | Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan | December 1, 2013 | November 30, 2017 |
![]() | Romulo Valles | Archdiocese of Davao | December 1, 2017[4] | November 30, 2021 |
![]() | Pablo Virgilio David | Diocese of Kalookan | December 1, 2021[5][6] | incumbent |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Valles named as new CBCP chief". Manila Standard. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Antiporda, Jefferson (July 9, 2017). "Church, Palace relations expected to improve". Manila Times. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Presidents of CBCP (1945–2014)" (PDF). CBCP Online. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Newly elected CBCP officers". CBCP News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "New CBCP Permanent Council". CBCP News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Bishop David officially assumes post as CBCP head". Interaksyon. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.