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 Dicastery for Evangelization, through the apostolic nuncio.

The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

The Catholic Church in the Philippines comprises:

• 75 Latin Church dioceses led by bishops
• 7 apostolic vicariates led by apostolic vicars
• 4 territorial prelatures led by Bishop-Prelate
• The Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, for military personnel

Organization

The Catholic Church in the Philippines is divided into 75 dioceses in 16 ecclesiastical provinces, as well as 7 apostolic vicariates, 4 territorial prelatures 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 archbishop and diocesan bishop. The pope appoints all archbishops and bishops, who must be at least ordained priests. The pope chooses from a list of candidates provided by the papal nuncio of the Philippines to the Congregation of Bishops in Rome.

• Most archdioceses and large dioceses have one or more auxiliary bishops, serving under the direction of the archbishop or bishop. After consultation with the Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, the pope appoints all auxiliary bishops.
• Some archdioceses and dioceses have a coadjutor archbishop or coadjutor bishop. The coadjutor assists an elderly or ailing archbishop or bishop with their administrative duties. After the archbishop or bishop retires or dies, the coadjutor normally succeeds him without an appointment by the pope. The pope appoints all coadjutors.

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

Cardinals

Main article: List of Filipino cardinals

As of December 8, 2024^[update], one Latin Church metropolitan archbishop is a cardinal:

• (Jose F. Advincula Jr.) - Archdiocese of Manila

One suffragan diocese is led by a cardinal:

• (Pablo Virgilio S. David) - Diocese of Kalookan

Two archdioceses have retired archbishops who served as cardinal-archbishop of their archdiocese:

• Manila (Gaudencio B. Rosales) - Archdiocese of Manila
• Cotabato (Orlando B. Quevedo) - Archdiocese of Cotabato

One cardinal, who was formerly a metropolitan archbishop, is assigned at the Roman Curia:

• Luis Antonio G. Tagle - Archdiocese of Manila

List of current bishops

This list is complete and up-to-date as of 15 April 2025.^[update]

Ecclesiastical province map	Episcopal see coat of arms	Episcopal see	Ordinary	Date of installation	Title	Episcopal coat of arms
Ecclesiastical Province of Caceres
		Archdiocese of Cáceres	Rex Andrew C. Alarcon	May 2, 2024 (353 days)	Archbishop of Cáceres
		Diocese of Daet	Herman G. Abcede, RCJ	May 1, 2025 (−11 days)	Bishop-elect of Daet
		Diocese of Legazpi	Joel Z. Baylon	Dec 10, 2009 (15 years, 131 days)	Bishop of Legazpi
		Diocese of Libmanan	José R. Rojas Jr.	Jun 19, 2009 (16 years, 305 days)	Bishop of Libmanan
		Diocese of Masbate	José S. Bantolo	Sep 6, 2011 (13 years, 226 days)	Bishop of Masbate
		Diocese of Sorsogon	Jose Alan V. Dialogo	Dec 14, 2019 (5 years, 127 days)	Bishop of Sorsogon
		Diocese of Virac	Luisito A. Occiano	Jun 26, 2024 (298 days)	Bishop of Virac
Ecclesiastical Province of Cagayan de Oro
		Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro	Jose A. Cabantan	Aug 28, 2020 (4 years, 235 days)	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
		Diocese of Butuan	Cosme Damian R. Almedilla	Jun 25, 2019 (5 years, 299 days)	Bishop of Butuan
		Diocese of Malaybalay	Noel P. Pedregosa	Sep 14, 2021 (3 years, 218 days)	Bishop of Malaybalay
		Diocese of Prosperidad	Ruben C. Labajo	Jan 28, 2025 (82 days)	Bishop of Prosperidad
		Diocese of Surigao	Antonieto D. Cabajog	Apr 21, 2001 (23 years, 364 days)	Bishop of Surigao
		Diocese of Tandag	Raul B. Dael	Jun 14, 2018 (6 years, 310 days)	Bishop of Tandag
Ecclesiastical Province of Capiz
		Archdiocese of Capiz	Victor B. Bendico	May 3, 2023 (1 year, 352 days)	Archbishop of Capiz
		Diocese of Kalibo	Jose Corazon T. Tala-oc	Jul 20, 2011 (13 years, 274 days)	Bishop of Kalibo
		Diocese of Romblon	Narciso V. Abellana, MSC	Jan 9, 2014 (12 years, 101 days)	Bishop of Romblon
Ecclesiastical Province of Cebu
		Archdiocese of Cebu	Jose S. Palma	Jan 13, 2011 (14 years, 97 days)	Archbishop of Cebu
		Diocese of Dumaguete	Julito B. Cortes	Dec 5, 2013 (11 years, 136 days)	Bishop of Dumaguete
		Diocese of Maasin	Precioso D. Cantillas, SDB	Mar 11, 1998 (27 years, 40 days)	Bishop of Maasin
		Diocese of Tagbilaran	Alberto S. Uy	Jan 6, 2017 (8 years, 104 days)	Bishop of Tagbilaran
		Diocese of Talibon	Patrick Daniel Y. Parcon	Aug 26, 2014 (10 years, 237 days)	Bishop of Talibon
Ecclesiastical Province of Cotabato
		Archdiocese of Cotabato	Angelito R. Lampon, OMI	Jan 31, 2019 (6 years, 79 days)	Archbishop of Cotabato
		Diocese of Kidapawan	Jose Colin M. Bagaforo	Sep 6, 2016 (8 years, 226 days)	Bishop of Kidapawan
		Diocese of Marbel	Cerilo U. Casicas	Jul 11, 2018 (6 years, 283 days)	Bishop of Marbel
Ecclesiastical Province of Davao
		Archdiocese of Davao	Romulo G. Valles	May 22, 2012 (12 years, 333 days)	Archbishop of Davao
			George B. Rimando	Jun 6, 2006 (18 years, 318 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao
		Diocese of Digos	Guillermo V. Afable	Feb 11, 2003 (22 years, 68 days)	Bishop of Digos
		Diocese of Mati	Abel C. Apigo	Apr 25, 2018 (6 years, 360 days)	Bishop of Mati
		Diocese of Tagum	Medel S. Aseo	Jun 20, 2018 (6 years, 304 days)	Bishop of Tagum
Ecclesiastical Province of Jaro
		Archdiocese of Jaro	Midyphil B. Billones	Apr 2, 2025 (18 days)	Archbishop of Jaro
		Diocese of Bacolod	Patricio A. Buzon, SDB	Aug 9, 2016 (8 years, 254 days)	Bishop of Bacolod
		Diocese of Kabankalan	Louie P. Galbines	May 29, 2018 (6 years, 326 days)	Bishop of Kabankalan
		Diocese of San Carlos	Gerardo A. Alminaza	Nov 18, 2013 (11 years, 153 days)	Bishop of San Carlos
		Diocese of San Jose de Antique	Marvyn A. Maceda	Apr 9, 2019 (6 years, 11 days)	Bishop of San Jose de Antique
Ecclesiastical Province of Lingayen-Dagupan
		Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan	Socrates B. Villegas	Nov 4, 2009 (15 years, 167 days)	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
			Fidelis B. Layog	Mar 18, 2019 (6 years, 33 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
		Diocese of Alaminos	Napoleon B. Sipalay Jr., OP	Mar 19, 2024 (1 year, 32 days)	Bishop of Alaminos
		Diocese of Cabanatuan	Prudencio P. Andaya, Jr., CICM	Feb 3, 2025 (76 days)	Bishop of Cabanatuan
		Diocese of San Fernando de La Union	Daniel O. Presto	May 9, 2018 (6 years, 346 days)	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union
		Diocese of San Jose (Nueva Ecija)	Sede vacante		Bishop of San Jose (Nueva Ecija)
		Diocese of Urdaneta	Jacinto A. Jose	Sep 21, 2005 (19 years, 211 days)	Bishop of Urdaneta
Ecclesiastical Province of Lipa
		Archdiocese of Lipa	Gilbert A. Garcera	Feb 2, 2017 (8 years, 77 days)	Archbishop of Lipa
		Diocese of Boac	Sede vacante		Bishop of Boac
		Diocese of Gumaca	Euginius L. Cañete, MJ	Jan 4, 2025 (106 days)	Bishop of Gumaca
		Diocese of Lucena	Mel Rey M. Uy	Jul 29, 2017 (7 years, 265 days)	Bishop of Lucena
		Territorial Prelature of Infanta	Bernardino C. Cortez	Oct 27, 2014 (10 years, 175 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Infanta
Ecclesiastical Province of Manila
		Archdiocese of Manila	Jose F. Advincula Jr.	Jun 24, 2021 (3 years, 300 days)	Archbishop of Manila
		Diocese of Antipolo	Ruperto C. Santos	Jul 22, 2023 (1 year, 272 days)	Bishop of Antipolo
		Diocese of Cubao	Elias L. Ayuban Jr., CMF	Dec 3, 2024 (138 days)	Bishop of Cubao
		Diocese of Imus	Reynaldo G. Evangelista	Jun 5, 2013 (11 years, 319 days)	Bishop of Imus
		Diocese of Kalookan	Pablo Virgilio S. David	Jan 2, 2016 (9 years, 108 days)	Bishop of Kalookan
		Diocese of Malolos	Dennis C. Villarojo	Aug 21, 2019 (5 years, 242 days)	Bishop of Malolos
		Diocese of Novaliches	Roberto O. Gaa	Aug 24, 2019 (5 years, 239 days)	Bishop of Novaliches
		Diocese of Parañaque	Jesse E. Mercado	Jan 28, 2003 (22 years, 82 days)	Bishop of Parañaque
		Diocese of Pasig	Mylo Hubert C. Vergara	Jun 23, 2011 (13 years, 301 days)	Bishop of Pasig
		Diocese of San Pablo	Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit Jr.	Nov 21, 2024 (150 days)	Bishop of San Pablo
		Military Ordinariate of the Philippines[1]	Oscar Jaime L. Florencio	Mar 2, 2019 (6 years, 49 days)	Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
Ecclesiastical Province of Nueva Segovia
		Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia	Marlo M. Peralta	Dec 30, 2013 (11 years, 111 days)	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
		Diocese of Baguio	Rafael T. Cruz	Sep 17, 2024 (215 days)	Bishop of Baguio
		Diocese of Bangued	Leopoldo C. Jaucian	Jan 5, 2007 (18 years, 105 days)	Bishop of Bangued
		Diocese of Laoag	Renato P. Mayugba	Oct 12, 2012 (12 years, 190 days)	Bishop of Laoag
Ecclesiastical Province of Ozamiz
		Archdiocese of Ozamiz	Martin S. Jumoad	Oct 4, 2016 (8 years, 198 days)	Archbishop of Ozamiz
		Diocese of Dipolog	Severo C. Caermare	Jul 25, 2014 (10 years, 269 days)	Bishop of Dipolog
		Diocese of Iligan	Jose R. Rapadas III	Jun 13, 2019 (5 years, 311 days)	Bishop of Iligan
		Diocese of Pagadian	Ronald Anthony P. Timoner		Bishop-elect of Pagadian
		Territorial Prelature of Marawi	Edwin A. de la Peña, MSP	Oct 22, 2001 (23 years, 180 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Marawi
Ecclesiastical Province of Palo
		Archdiocese of Palo	John F. Du	Feb 25, 2012 (13 years, 54 days)	Archbishop of Palo
		Diocese of Borongan	Crispin B. Varquez	Aug 4, 2007 (17 years, 259 days)	Bishop of Borongan
		Diocese of Calbayog	Isabelo C. Abarquez	Jan 5, 2007 (18 years, 105 days)	Bishop of Calbayog
		Diocese of Catarman	Nolly C. Buco	Jan 15, 2025 (95 days)	Bishop of Catarman
		Diocese of Naval	Rex C. Ramirez	Oct 13, 2017 (7 years, 189 days)	Bishop of Naval
Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando
		Archdiocese of San Fernando	Florentino G. Lavarias	Oct 27, 2014 (10 years, 175 days)	Archbishop of San Fernando
		Diocese of Balanga	Rufino C. Sescon Jr.	Mar 1, 2025 (50 days)	Bishop of Balanga
		Diocese of Iba	Bartolome G. Santos Jr.	Feb 17, 2018 (7 years, 62 days)	Bishop of Iba
		Diocese of Tarlac	Roberto C. Mallari	Mar 27, 2025 (24 days)	Bishop of Tarlac
Ecclesiastical Province of Tuguegarao
		Archdiocese of Tuguegarao	Ricardo L. Baccay	Oct 18, 2019 (5 years, 184 days)	Archbishop of Tuguegarao
		Diocese of Bayombong	Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao	May 24, 2018 (6 years, 331 days)	Bishop of Bayombong
		Diocese of Ilagan	David William V. Antonio	Nov 14, 2018 (6 years, 157 days)	Bishop of Ilagan
		Territorial Prelature of Batanes	Danilo B. Ulep	May 20, 2017 (7 years, 335 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Batanes
Ecclesiastical Province of Zamboanga
		Archdiocese of Zamboanga	Julius S. Tonel	Aug 22, 2023 (1 year, 241 days)	Archbishop of Zamboanga
		Diocese of Ipil	Glenn M. Corsiga		Bishop-elect of Ipil
		Territorial Prelature of Isabela	Leo M. Dalmao, CMF	May 24, 2019 (5 years, 331 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Isabela
Apostolic Vicariates
		Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk	Sede vacante		Apostolic Vicar of Tabuk
		Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe	Valentin C. Dimoc	May 6, 2015 (9 years, 349 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe
		Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan	Moises M. Cuevas	Sep 6, 2023 (1 year, 226 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Calapan
		Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro	Pablito M. Tagura, SVD	Feb 25, 2023 (2 years, 54 days)	Apostolic Vicar of San Jose in Mindoro
		Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay	Broderick S. Pabillo	Jun 29, 2021 (3 years, 295 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Taytay
		Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa	Socrates C. Mesiona, MSP	Oct 28, 2016 (8 years, 174 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Princesa
		Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo	Charlie M. Inzon, OMI	Apr 4, 2020 (5 years, 16 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Jolo

Living bishops-emeriti

Ecclesiastical province	Archbishop/Bishop	Title	Archdiocese/Diocese	Coat of arms
Caceres	Rolando J. Tria Tirona, OCD	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Cáceres
	Nestor C. Cariño	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Legazpi
	Lucilo B. Quiambao	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	Manolo A. de los Santos	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Virac
Cagayan de Oro	Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
Cebu	Antonio R. Rañola	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Cebu
	Emilio L. Bataclan
	Leonardo Y. Medroso	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Tagbilaran
Cotabato	Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Cotabato
Davao	Wilfredo D. Manlapaz	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Tagum
Jaro	Jose Romeo Juanito O. Lazo	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Jaro
	Vicente M. Navarra	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Bacolod
Lingayen-Dagupan	Jesus A. Cabrera	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Alaminos
	Sofronio A. Bancud, SSS	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Cabanatuan
Lipa	Ramon C. Arguelles	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Lipa
	Emilio Z. Marquez	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Lucena
Manila	Luis Antonio G. Tagle	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Manila
	Gaudencio B. Rosales
	Crisostomo A. Yalung	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Antipolo
	Gabriel V. Reyes
	Francisco M. de Leon
	Honesto F. Ongtioco	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Cubao
	Deogracias S. Iñiguez Jr.	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Kalookan
	Teodoro C. Bacani Jr.	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Novaliches
	Antonio R. Tobias
	Leo M. Drona	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of San Pablo
	Buenaventura M. Famadico
Nueva Segovia	Ernesto A. Salgado	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
Ozamiz	Jose R. Manguiran	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Dipolog
	Emmanuel T. Cabajar, CSsR	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Pagadian
Palo	Pedro R. Dean	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Palo
	Ricardo P. Tancinco	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Calbayog
	Emmanuel C. Trance	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Catarman
	Filomeno G. Bactol	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Naval
San Fernando	Paciano B. Aniceto	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of San Fernando
	Florentino F. Cinense	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Tarlac
Tuguegarao	Diosdado A. Talamayan	Archbishop Emeritus	Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
	Sergio L. Utleg
	Ramon B. Villena	Bishop Emeritus	Diocese of Bayombong
Apostolic Vicariate	Pedro D. Arigo	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus	Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa
	Edgardo S. Juanich		Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay
	Warlito I. Cajandig		Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan
Apostolic Nuncio	Osvaldo M. Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus	Korea and Mongolia

Filipino bishops serving outside of the Philippines

Bishop serving in the Roman Curia

Ordinary	Title	Appointment	Date of appointment	Coat of arms
Luis Antonio G. Tagle	Cardinal-Bishop	Pro-Prefect for the Section of First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization	Jun 5, 2022 (2 years, 319 days)

Bishops in the Vatican Diplomatic Corps

Ordinary	Title	Appointment	Date of appointment	Coat of arms
Bernardito C. Auza	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to European Union	Mar 22, 2025 (29 days)
Arnaldo S. Catalan	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda	Jan 31, 2022 (3 years, 79 days)
Francisco M. Padilla	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Apr 17, 2020 (5 years, 3 days)
Adolfo Tito C. Yllana	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Jun 3, 2021 (3 years, 321 days)

Bishops serving in foreign sees

Ordinary	See	Title	Date of appointment	Coat of arms
Alejandro D. Aclan	Archdiocese of Los Angeles (USA)	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles	Mar 5, 2019 (6 years, 46 days)
Pedro C. Baquero, SDB	Diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)	Bishop of Kerema	Jan 20, 2017 (8 years, 90 days)
Reynaldo B. Bersabal	Diocese of Sacramento (USA)	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento	Apr 20, 2024 (1 year, 0 days)
Anthony C. Celino, CICM	Diocese of El Paso (USA)	Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso	Feb 8, 2023 (2 years, 71 days)
Romeo D. Convocar	Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)	Bishop of Chalan Kanoa	Nov 25, 2024 (146 days)
Joseph T. Durero	Diocese of Daru-Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)	Bishop of Daru-Kiunga	May 23, 2021 (3 years, 332 days)
Efren V. Esmilla	Archdiocese of Philadelphia (USA)	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia	Dec 8, 2023 (1 year, 133 days)
Edgar C. Gacutan, CICM	Diocese of Sendai (Japan)	Bishop of Sendai	Dec 8, 2021 (3 years, 133 days)
Reynaldo B. Getalado, MSP	Diocese of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)	Bishop of Rarotonga	Jun 29, 2024 (295 days)
Ryan P. Jimenez	Archdiocese of Agaña (Guam)	Archbishop of Agaña	Jul 6, 2024 (288 days)
Rene A. Ramirez, RCJ	Archdiocese of Melbourne (Australia)	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne	Nov 8, 2024 (163 days)
Rolando C. Santos	Diocese of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea)	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia	Apr 6, 2011 (14 years, 14 days)
Oscar A. Solis	Diocese of Salt Lake City (USA)	Bishop of Salt Lake City	Jan 10, 2017 (8 years, 100 days)

Papal Nuncio to the Philippines

Name	Appointment	Date of appointment	Coat of arms
Charles John Brown	Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines	Sep 28, 2020 (4 years, 204 days)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the Philippines
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

Notes

References

1. Statutes of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (28 April 1989), Art. III, Section 1, n. 4.

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