David William Antonio

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

David William Antonio

D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Nueva Segovia
SeeNueva Segovia
AppointedNovember 4, 2025
InstalledJanuary 14, 2026
Predecessor Marlo Peralta
SuccessorIncumbent
Other posts
  • North Luzon Regional Representative, CBCP Permanent Council (2023- present)
  • Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Liturgy (2023- present)
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Orders
OrdinationDecember 1, 1988
ConsecrationAugust 26, 2011
by  Giuseppe Pinto
Personal details
BornDavid William Valencia Antonio
(1963-12-29) December 29, 1963 (age 62)
Nagtupacan, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
MottoUt vitam habeant
(Latin for 'That they may have life')
Coat of arms Coat of arms of David William Valencia Antonio as Bishop of Ilagan.svg
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

David William Valencia Antonio (born December 29, 1963) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia.

Biography

David William Valencia Antonio was born in Nagtupacan, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, on December 29, 1963. He attended philosophy classes at San Pablo Seminary in Baguio, and theology courses at Immaculate Conception School of Theology in Vigan. He was ordained a priest on December 1, 1988, in the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. He earned a Doctorate of Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of America in 1999. [1] [2]

After some years as professor at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology, he was appointed dean of studies in 1993, and then rector of the same seminary.[ citation needed ]

In 2005, he became parish priest in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, and later vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.[ citation needed ]

On June 15, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia and Titular Bishop of Basti. [3] He was consecrated bishop on 26 August 2011 by Giuseppe Pinto, then the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Co-consecrators were Ernesto Antolin Salgado, the Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, and Orlando Beltrán Quevedo, the present Cardinal-Archbishop of Cotabato.[ citation needed ]

On November 21, 2015, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José in Mindoro. [4] On November 14, 2018, Francis appointed him Bishop of Ilagan in Isabela. [5]

On November 4, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, succeeding Marlo Peralta. [6] He was installed to that position on January 14, 2026, at the co-cathedral and Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption by Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, concelebrated by several bishops, including three Cardinals: Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila; Orlando Quevedo, Archbishop-Emeritus of Cotabato (and former Archbishop of Nueva Segovia); and Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, who gave the homily. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Alumni Corner". Catholic U (Spring 2019). The Catholic University of America: 48.
  2. ↑ "Bishop David William Valencia Antonio". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.11.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 14.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nueva Segovia Archbishop Antonio calls for Church that serves the poor, defends life". CBCP News. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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