Supreme Bishop

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Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church
Bishopric
Aglipayan
Incumbent:
Rhee Timbang
since May 10, 2017
Information
First holderGregorio Aglipay
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Child
Website
www.ifi.ph

The Supreme Bishop (Spanish: Obispo Máximo), abbreviated O.M., is the leader or primate of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church), known informally as "Aglipayans". The Supreme Bishop is elected by the General Assembly of the Church and heads the Executive Commission, which is the highest policy-making body in the absence of the General Assembly. Rhee Millena Timbang was elected Obispo Máximo on 9 May 2017 by unanimous vote of delegates to the 13th Triennial General Assembly of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente after serving as bishop of the Diocese of Surigao. The Supreme Bishop's office is at the National Cathedral of the Holy Child, Taft Avenue, Manila. He is the thirteenth in a line of succession from Gregorio Aglipay, the first Obispo Máximo.[1]

List of Supreme Bishops[]

No. Supreme Bishop Period Notes
1
Gregorio Aglípay y Labáyan D.D.
3 August 1902 - 1 September 1940
Longest reigning Obispo Máximo, Founder of IFI and candidate for the 1935 elections
2
y Suguítan
 October 1940 - 1946
3
y Medina
 1946
4
Isabelo de los Reyes, Jr. y López Ph.D., D.D.
 1946-1972
5
y Vilches D.D.
 1972-1981 Seceded from IFI and formed the Iglesia Catolica Filipina Independiente[2]
6
y Rebantád D.D.
 1981-1987
7
y Florés
 1987-1989
from Bangui, Ilocos Norte
8
y Esquillo
9
Alberto Ramento y Baldovino D.D.
10 May 1997 - 10 May 2001
10
y Amabran D.D.
10 May 2001 - 10 May 2007
11
y Juico D.D.
10 May 2007 - 10 May 2011
12
Ephraim Fajutagana y Servanez D.D
10 May 2011 - 10 May 2017
From Odiongan, Romblon
13
Rhee Timbang
10 May 2017 - present

Election and term of office[]

The Supreme Bishop is the primate, spiritual head and chief executive of the Philippine Independent Church. A Supreme Bishop is elected every six years, and cannot be re-elected. He is responsible for the ecclesiastical government of the Church and is the spiritual head of almost 6 million Aglipayans throughout the Philippines and some dioceses in the United States and Canada.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Obispo Maximo". Philippine Independent Church. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ "History - Iglesia Filipina Independiente". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.

External links[]

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