President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
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
Source for presidents; 1945–2014: CBCP[ 3]
Name
Diocese
Tenure
Start
End
Gabriel Reyes Archdiocese of Cebu January 1, 1945 December 31, 1949
Archdiocese of Manila January 1, 1950 December 31, 1952
Cardinal 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
Cardinal 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
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David
Diocese of Kalookan December 1, 2021 [ 5] [ 6] incumbent
References
^ 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 .
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