List of Catholic bishops in the Philippines

Philippines map showing each of the 16 Latin Church provinces. Each diocese is led by a bishop. In the Philippines, all archbishops are provincial metropolitans. Each color represents one of the 16 Latin Church provinces.

Map of apostolic vicariates of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, All Apostolic Vicars are under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, through the Apostolic Nuncio.

The Catholic Church in the Philippines is organized into 72 dioceses in 16 Ecclesiastical Provinces, as well as 7 Apostolic Vicariates and a Military Ordinariate. Each province has a metropolitan archdiocese led by an archbishop, and at least one suffragan diocese. In most archdioceses and some large dioceses, one or more auxiliary bishops serve in association with the diocesan bishop.

As of June 24, 2021 one of the 16 metropolitans is a cardinal of the Catholic Church: Manila (Jose F. Cardinal Advincula); two archdioceses have retired archbishops who served as cardinal-archbishop of their diocese: Manila (Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales) and Cotabato (Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo); One cardinal who was formerly a metropolitan archbishop is assigned at the Roman Curia (Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle).

All active and retired bishops in the Philippines, coadjutor, and auxiliary — are members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

List of Current Bishops[]

Ecclesiastical Province	Ecclesiastical Province Map	Archdiocese/Diocese Coat of Amrs	See	Ordinary	Date of Appointment	Title	Bishop's Coat of Arms
Caceres			Archdiocese of Cáceres	Rolando J. Tria Tirona, OCD	Nov 22, 2012 (8 years, 281 days)	Archbishop of Cáceres
			Diocese of Daet	Rex Andrew C. Alarcon	Jan 2, 2019 (2 years, 209 days)	Bishop of Daet
			Diocese of Legazpi	Joel Z. Baylon	Oct 1, 2009 (11 years, 333 days)	Bishop of Legazpi
			Diocese of Libmanan	José R. Rojas, Jr.	May 19, 2008 (13 years, 103 days)	Bishop of Libmanan
			Diocese of Masbate	José S. Bantolo	Jun 15, 2011 (10 years, 76 days)	Bishop of Masbate
			Diocese of Sorsogon	Jose Alan V. Dialogo	Oct 15, 2019 (1 year, 319 days)	Bishop of Sorsogon
			Diocese of Virac	Manolo A. de los Santos	Aug 12, 1994 (27 years, 18 days)	Bishop of Virac
Cagayan de Oro			Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro	Jose A. Cabantan	Jun 23, 2020 (1 year, 68 days)	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
			Diocese of Butuan	Cosme Damian R. Almedilla	Jun 25, 2019 (2 years, 66 days)	Bishop of Butuan
			Diocese of Malaybalay	Noel P. Pedregosa	Jun 29, 2021 (62 days)	Bishop-elect of Malaybalay
			Diocese of Surigao	Antonieto D. Cabajog	Apr 21, 2001 (20 years, 131 days)	Bishop of Surigao
			Diocese of Tandag	Raul B. Dael	Feb 26, 2018 (3 years, 185 days)	Bishop of Tandag
Capiz			Archdiocese of Capiz	Sede Vacante Rev. Msgr. Cyril B. Villareal (Archdiocesan Administrator)
			Diocese of Kalibo	Jose Corazon T. Tala-oc	May 25, 2011 (10 years, 97 days)	Bishop of Kalibo
			Diocese of Romblon	Narciso V. Abellana, MSC	Oct 15, 2013 (7 years, 319 days)	Bishop of Romblon
Cebu			Archdiocese of Cebu	Jose S. Palma	Oct 15, 2010 (10 years, 319 days)	Archbishop of Cebu
				Midyphil B. Billones	Jul 16, 2019 (2 years, 45 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu Titular Bishop of Tagarata
			Diocese of Dumaguete	Julito B. Cortes	Sep 28, 2013 (7 years, 336 days)	Bishop of Dumaguete
			Diocese of Maasin	Precioso D. Cantillas	Jan 20, 1998 (23 years, 222 days)	Bishop of Maasin
			Diocese of Tagbilaran	Alberto S. Uy	Jan 6, 2017 (4 years, 236 days)	Bishop of Tagbilaran
			Diocese of Talibon	Patrick Daniel Y. Parcon	Jun 3, 2014 (7 years, 88 days)	Bishop of Talibon
Cotabato			Archdiocese of Cotabato	Angelito R. Lampon, OMI	Jan 31, 2019 (2 years, 211 days)	Archbishop of Cotabato
			Diocese of Kidapawan	Jose Colin M. Bagaforo	Jul 25, 2016 (5 years, 36 days)	Bishop of Kidapawan
			Diocese of Marbel	Cerilo U. Casicas	Jul 11, 2018 (3 years, 50 days)	Bishop of Marbel
Davao			Archdiocese of Davao	Romulo G. Valles	Feb 11, 2012 (9 years, 200 days)	Archbishop of Davao
				George B. Rimando	Mar 4, 2006 (15 years, 179 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao Titular Bishop of Vada
			Diocese of Digos	Guillermo V. Afable	Feb 11, 2003 (18 years, 200 days)	Bishop of Digos
			Diocese of Mati	Abel C. Apigo	Feb 10, 2018 (3 years, 201 days)	Bishop of Mati
			Diocese of Tagum	Medel S. Aseo	Apr 7, 2018 (3 years, 145 days)	Bishop of Tagum
Jaro			Archdiocese of Jaro	Jose Romeo Juanito O. Lazo	Feb 14, 2018 (3 years, 197 days)	Archbishop of Jaro
			Diocese of Bacolod	Patricio A. Buzon, SDB	Aug 9, 2016 (5 years, 21 days)	Bishop of Bacolod
			Diocese of Kabankalan	Louie P. Galbines	Mar 2, 2018 (3 years, 181 days)	Bishop of Kabankalan
			Diocese of San Carlos	Gerardo A. Alminaza	Sep 14, 2013 (7 years, 350 days)	Bishop of San Carlos
			Diocese of San Jose de Antique	Marvyn A. Maceda	Jan 9, 2019 (2 years, 233 days)	Bishop of San Jose de Antique
Lingayen-Dagupan			Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan	Socrates B. Villegas	Nov 4, 2009 (11 years, 299 days)	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
				Fidelis B. Layog	Mar 18, 2019 (2 years, 165 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii
			Diocese of Alaminos	Sede Vacante Most Rev. Fidelis B. Layog (Apostolic Administrator)
			Diocese of Cabanatuan	Sofronio A. Bancud, SSS	Nov 6, 2004 (16 years, 297 days)	Bishop of Cabanatuan
			Diocese of San Fernando de La Union	Daniel O. Presto	May 9, 2018 (3 years, 113 days)	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union
			Diocese of San Jose (Nueva Ecija)	Roberto C. Mallari	May 15, 2012 (9 years, 107 days)	Bishop of San Jose (Nueva Ecija)
			Diocese of Urdaneta	Jacinto A. Jose	Sep 1, 2005 (15 years, 363 days)	Bishop of Urdaneta
Lipa			Archdiocese of Lipa	Gilbert A. Garcera	Feb 2, 2017 (4 years, 209 days)	Archbishop of Lipa
			Diocese of Boac	Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit	Mar 17, 2015 (6 years, 166 days)	Bishop of Boac
			Diocese of Gumaca	Victor C. Ocampo	Jun 12, 2015 (6 years, 79 days)	Bishop of Gumaca
			Diocese of Lucena	Mel Rey M. Uy	Jul 29, 2017 (4 years, 32 days)	Bishop of Lucena
			Territorial Prelature of Infanta	Bernardino C. Cortez	Oct 27, 2014 (6 years, 307 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Infanta
Manila			Archdiocese of Manila	Jose F. Cardinal Advincula	Mar 25, 2021 (158 days)	Archbishop of Manila Cardinal-Priest of San Vigilio
			Diocese of Antipolo	Francisco M. de Leon	Sep 10, 2016 (4 years, 354 days)	Bishop of Antipolo
				Nolly C. Buco	Sep 8, 2018 (2 years, 356 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Byzacena
			Diocese of Cubao	Honesto F. Ongtioco	Aug 28, 2003 (18 years, 2 days)	Bishop of Cubao
			Diocese of Imus	Reynaldo G. Evangelista	Jun 5, 2013 (8 years, 86 days)	Bishop of Imus
			Diocese of Kalookan	Pablo Virgilio S. David	Jan 2, 2016 (5 years, 240 days)	Bishop of Kalookan
			Diocese of Malolos	Dennis C. Villarojo	Aug 21, 2019 (2 years, 9 days)	Bishop of Malolos
			Diocese of Novaliches	Roberto O. Gaa	Aug 24, 2019 (2 years, 6 days)	Bishop of Novaliches
			Diocese of Parañaque	Jesse E. Mercado	Jan 28, 2003 (18 years, 214 days)	Bishop of Parañaque
			Diocese of Pasig	Mylo Hubert C. Vergara	Jun 23, 2011 (10 years, 68 days)	Bishop of Pasig
			Diocese of San Pablo	Buenaventura M. Famadico	Jan 25, 2013 (8 years, 217 days)	Bishop of San Pablo
			Military Ordinariate of the Philippines[1]	Oscar Jaime L. Florencio	Mar 2, 2019 (2 years, 181 days)	Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
Nueva Segovia			Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia	Marlo M. Peralta	Dec 30, 2013 (7 years, 243 days)	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
			Diocese of Baguio	Victor B. Bendico	Jan 10, 2017 (4 years, 232 days)	Bishop of Baguio
			Diocese of Bangued	Leopoldo C. Jaucian, SVD	Jan 5, 2007 (14 years, 237 days)	Bishop of Bangued
			Diocese of Laoag	Renato P. Mayugba	Oct 12, 2012 (8 years, 322 days)	Bishop of Laoag
Ozamiz			Archdiocese of Ozamiz	Martin S. Jumoad	Oct 4, 2016 (4 years, 330 days)	Archbishop of Ozamiz
			Diocese of Dipolog	Severo C. Caermare	Jul 25, 2014 (7 years, 36 days)	Bishop of Dipolog
			Diocese of Iligan	Jose R. Rapadas, III	Jun 13, 2019 (2 years, 78 days)	Bishop of Iligan
			Diocese of Pagadian	Ronald I. Lunas	Nov 22, 2018 (2 years, 281 days)	Bishop of Pagadian
			Territorial Prelature of Marawi	Edwin A. de la Peña	Oct 22, 2001 (19 years, 312 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Marawi
Palo			Archdiocese of Palo	John F. Du	Feb 25, 2012 (9 years, 186 days)	Archbishop of Palo
			Diocese of Borongan	Crispin B. Varquez	Aug 4, 2007 (14 years, 26 days)	Bishop of Borongan
			Diocese of Calbayog	Isabelo C. Abarquez	Jan 5, 2007 (14 years, 237 days)	Bishop of Calbayog
			Diocese of Catarman	Emmanuel C. Trance	Mar 10, 2005 (16 years, 173 days)	Bishop of Catarman
			Diocese of Naval	Rex C. Ramirez	Oct 13, 2017 (3 years, 321 days)	Bishop of Naval
San Fernando			Archdiocese of San Fernando	Florentino G. Lavarias	Oct 27, 2014 (6 years, 307 days)	Archbishop of San Fernando
			Diocese of Balanga	Ruperto C. Santos	Jul 8, 2010 (11 years, 53 days)	Bishop of Balanga
			Diocese of Iba	Bartolome G. Santos, Jr.	Feb 17, 2018 (3 years, 194 days)	Bishop of Iba
			Diocese of Tarlac	Enrique V. Macaraeg	Mar 31, 2016 (5 years, 152 days)	Bishop of Tarlac
Tuguegarao			Archdiocese of Tuguegarao	Ricardo L. Baccay	Oct 18, 2019 (1 year, 316 days)	Archbishop of Tuguegarao
			Diocese of Bayombong	Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao	May 24, 2018 (3 years, 98 days)	Bishop of Bayombong
			Diocese of Ilagan	David William V. Antonio	Feb 12, 2019 (2 years, 199 days)	Bishop of Ilagan
			Territorial Prelature of Batanes	Juan Danilo B. Ulep	May 20, 2017 (4 years, 102 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Batanes
Zamboanga			Archdiocese of Zamboanga	Romulo T. de la Cruz	Mar 15, 2014 (7 years, 168 days)	Archbishop of Zamboanga
				Moises M. Cuevas	Aug 24, 2020 (1 year, 6 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga Titular Bishop of Maraguia Apostolic Administrator "sede plena"
			Diocese of Ipil	Julius S. Tonel	May 1, 2010 (11 years, 121 days)	Bishop of Ipil
			Territorial Prelature of Isabela	Leo M. Dalmao, CMF	May 24, 2019 (2 years, 98 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Isabela
Apostolic Vicariates			Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk	Prudencio P. Andaya, Jr., CICM	Apr 16, 2003 (18 years, 136 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Tabuk Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura
			Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe	Valentin C. Dimoc	May 6, 2015 (6 years, 116 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe Titular Bishop of Bapara
			Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan	Sede Vacante Rev. Fr. Nestor J. Adalia (Apostolic Administrator)
			Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro	Sede Vacante Most Rev. David William V. Antonio (Apostolic Administrator)
			Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay	Broderick S. Pabillo	Jun 29, 2021 (62 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Taytay
			Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa	Socrates C. Mesiona, MSP	Oct 28, 2016 (4 years, 306 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Princesa Titular Bishop of Budua
			Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo	Charlie M. Inzon, OMI	Apr 4, 2020 (1 year, 148 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Jolo

Living Bishops-Emeriti[]

Filipino Bishops Serving Outside of the Philippines[]

Ordinary	Title	Appointment	Coat of Arms
Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle	Cardinal-Bishop	Prefect, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal-Bishop of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle
Alejandro D. Aclan	Auxiliary Bishop	Archdiocese of Los Angeles (USA) Titular Bishop of Rusicade
Bernardito C. Auza	Apostolic Nuncio	Spain and Andorra Titular Archbishop of Suacia
Pedro C. Baquero, SDB	Bishop	Diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)
Joseph T. Durero, SVD	Bishop	Diocese of Daru-Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)
Ryan P. Jimenez	Bishop	Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)
Francisco M. Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio	Guatemala Titular Archbishop of Nebbio
Rolando C. Santos, CM	Bishop	Diocese of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea)
Oscar A. Solis	Bishop	Diocese of Salt Lake City (USA)
Adolfo Tito C. Yllana	Apostolic Nuncio, Apostolic Delegate	Israel and Cyprus (as Nuncio) Jerusalem and Palestine (as Delegate) Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino

Papal Nuncio to the Philippines[]

Name	Appointment	Titular See	Date of Appointment	Coat of Arms
Charles John Brown	Papal Nuncio to the Philippines	Titular Archbishop of Aquileia	Sep 28, 2020 (336 days)

See also[]

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses

References[]

• Catholic Hierarchy
• G Catholic
• Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines