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

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

Ecclesiastical province map	Episcopal see coat of arms	Episcopal see	Ordinary	Date of installation	Title	Episcopal coat of arms
		Archdiocese of Cáceres	Rex Andrew C. Alarcon	May 2, 2024 (304 days)	Archbishop of Cáceres
		Diocese of Daet	Sede vacante		Bishop of Daet
		Diocese of Legazpi	Joel Z. Baylon	Dec 10, 2009 (15 years, 82 days)	Bishop of Legazpi
		Diocese of Libmanan	José R. Rojas Jr.	Jun 19, 2009 (16 years, 256 days)	Bishop of Libmanan
		Diocese of Masbate	José S. Bantolo	Sep 6, 2011 (13 years, 177 days)	Bishop of Masbate
		Diocese of Sorsogon	Jose Alan V. Dialogo	Dec 14, 2019 (5 years, 78 days)	Bishop of Sorsogon
		Diocese of Virac	Luisito A. Occiano	Jun 26, 2024 (249 days)	Bishop of Virac
		Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro	Jose A. Cabantan	Aug 28, 2020 (4 years, 186 days)	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
		Diocese of Butuan	Cosme Damian R. Almedilla	Jun 25, 2019 (5 years, 250 days)	Bishop of Butuan
		Diocese of Malaybalay	Noel P. Pedregosa	Sep 14, 2021 (3 years, 169 days)	Bishop of Malaybalay
		Diocese of Prosperidad	Ruben C. Labajo	Jan 28, 2025 (33 days)	Bishop of Prosperidad
		Diocese of Surigao	Antonieto D. Cabajog	Apr 21, 2001 (23 years, 315 days)	Bishop of Surigao
		Diocese of Tandag	Raul B. Dael	Jun 14, 2018 (6 years, 261 days)	Bishop of Tandag
		Archdiocese of Capiz	Victor B. Bendico	May 3, 2023 (1 year, 303 days)	Archbishop of Capiz
		Diocese of Kalibo	Jose Corazon T. Tala-oc	Jul 20, 2011 (13 years, 225 days)	Bishop of Kalibo
		Diocese of Romblon	Narciso V. Abellana, MSC	Jan 9, 2014 (12 years, 52 days)	Bishop of Romblon
		Archdiocese of Cebu	Jose S. Palma	Jan 13, 2011 (14 years, 48 days)	Archbishop of Cebu
		Diocese of Dumaguete	Julito B. Cortes	Dec 5, 2013 (11 years, 87 days)	Bishop of Dumaguete
		Diocese of Maasin	Precioso D. Cantillas, SDB	Mar 11, 1998 (26 years, 356 days)	Bishop of Maasin
		Diocese of Tagbilaran	Alberto S. Uy	Jan 6, 2017 (8 years, 55 days)	Bishop of Tagbilaran
		Diocese of Talibon	Patrick Daniel Y. Parcon	Aug 26, 2014 (10 years, 188 days)	Bishop of Talibon
		Archdiocese of Cotabato	Angelito R. Lampon, OMI	Jan 31, 2019 (6 years, 30 days)	Archbishop of Cotabato
		Diocese of Kidapawan	Jose Colin M. Bagaforo	Sep 6, 2016 (8 years, 177 days)	Bishop of Kidapawan
		Diocese of Marbel	Cerilo U. Casicas	Jul 11, 2018 (6 years, 234 days)	Bishop of Marbel
		Archdiocese of Davao	Romulo G. Valles	May 22, 2012 (12 years, 284 days)	Archbishop of Davao
			George B. Rimando	Jun 6, 2006 (18 years, 269 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao
		Diocese of Digos	Guillermo V. Afable	Feb 11, 2003 (22 years, 19 days)	Bishop of Digos
		Diocese of Mati	Abel C. Apigo	Apr 25, 2018 (6 years, 311 days)	Bishop of Mati
		Diocese of Tagum	Medel S. Aseo	Jun 20, 2018 (6 years, 255 days)	Bishop of Tagum
		Archdiocese of Jaro	Midyphil B. Billones	Apr 2, 2025 (−31 days)	Archbishop of Jaro
		Diocese of Bacolod	Patricio A. Buzon, SDB	Aug 9, 2016 (8 years, 205 days)	Bishop of Bacolod
		Diocese of Kabankalan	Louie P. Galbines	May 29, 2018 (6 years, 277 days)	Bishop of Kabankalan
		Diocese of San Carlos	Gerardo A. Alminaza	Nov 18, 2013 (11 years, 104 days)	Bishop of San Carlos
		Diocese of San Jose de Antique	Marvyn A. Maceda	Apr 9, 2019 (5 years, 327 days)	Bishop of San Jose de Antique
		Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan	Socrates B. Villegas	Nov 4, 2009 (15 years, 118 days)	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
			Fidelis B. Layog	Mar 18, 2019 (5 years, 349 days)	Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
		Diocese of Alaminos	Napoleon B. Sipalay Jr., OP	Mar 19, 2024 (348 days)	Bishop of Alaminos
		Diocese of Cabanatuan	Prudencio P. Andaya, Jr., CICM	Feb 3, 2025 (27 days)	Bishop of Cabanatuan
		Diocese of San Fernando de La Union	Daniel O. Presto	May 9, 2018 (6 years, 297 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, 162 days)	Bishop of Urdaneta
		Archdiocese of Lipa	Gilbert A. Garcera	Feb 2, 2017 (8 years, 28 days)	Archbishop of Lipa
		Diocese of Boac	Sede vacante		Bishop of Boac
		Diocese of Gumaca	Euginius L. Cañete, MJ	Jan 4, 2025 (57 days)	Bishop of Gumaca
		Diocese of Lucena	Mel Rey M. Uy	Jul 29, 2017 (7 years, 216 days)	Bishop of Lucena
		Territorial Prelature of Infanta	Bernardino C. Cortez	Oct 27, 2014 (10 years, 126 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Infanta
		Archdiocese of Manila	Jose F. Advincula Jr.	Jun 24, 2021 (3 years, 251 days)	Archbishop of Manila
		Diocese of Antipolo	Ruperto C. Santos	Jul 22, 2023 (1 year, 223 days)	Bishop of Antipolo
		Diocese of Cubao	Elias L. Ayuban Jr., CMF	Dec 3, 2024 (89 days)	Bishop of Cubao
		Diocese of Imus	Reynaldo G. Evangelista	Jun 5, 2013 (11 years, 270 days)	Bishop of Imus
		Diocese of Kalookan	Pablo Virgilio S. David	Jan 2, 2016 (9 years, 59 days)	Bishop of Kalookan
		Diocese of Malolos	Dennis C. Villarojo	Aug 21, 2019 (5 years, 193 days)	Bishop of Malolos
		Diocese of Novaliches	Roberto O. Gaa	Aug 24, 2019 (5 years, 190 days)	Bishop of Novaliches
		Diocese of Parañaque	Jesse E. Mercado	Jan 28, 2003 (22 years, 33 days)	Bishop of Parañaque
		Diocese of Pasig	Mylo Hubert C. Vergara	Jun 23, 2011 (13 years, 252 days)	Bishop of Pasig
		Diocese of San Pablo	Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit Jr.	Nov 21, 2024 (101 days)	Bishop of San Pablo
		Military Ordinariate of the Philippines [1]	Oscar Jaime L. Florencio	Mar 2, 2019 (6 years, 0 days)	Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
		Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia	Marlo M. Peralta	Dec 30, 2013 (11 years, 62 days)	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
		Diocese of Baguio	Rafael T. Cruz	Sep 17, 2024 (166 days)	Bishop of Baguio
		Diocese of Bangued	Leopoldo C. Jaucian	Jan 5, 2007 (18 years, 56 days)	Bishop of Bangued
		Diocese of Laoag	Renato P. Mayugba	Oct 12, 2012 (12 years, 141 days)	Bishop of Laoag
		Archdiocese of Ozamiz	Martin S. Jumoad	Oct 4, 2016 (8 years, 149 days)	Archbishop of Ozamiz
		Diocese of Dipolog	Severo C. Caermare	Jul 25, 2014 (10 years, 220 days)	Bishop of Dipolog
		Diocese of Iligan	Jose R. Rapadas III	Jun 13, 2019 (5 years, 262 days)	Bishop of Iligan
		Diocese of Pagadian	Sede vacante		Bishop of Pagadian
		Territorial Prelature of Marawi	Edwin A. de la Peña, MSP	Oct 22, 2001 (23 years, 131 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Marawi
		Archdiocese of Palo	John F. Du	Feb 25, 2012 (13 years, 5 days)	Archbishop of Palo
		Diocese of Borongan	Crispin B. Varquez	Aug 4, 2007 (17 years, 210 days)	Bishop of Borongan
		Diocese of Calbayog	Isabelo C. Abarquez	Jan 5, 2007 (18 years, 56 days)	Bishop of Calbayog
		Diocese of Catarman	Nolly C. Buco	Jan 15, 2025 (46 days)	Bishop-designate of Catarman
		Diocese of Naval	Rex C. Ramirez	Oct 13, 2017 (7 years, 140 days)	Bishop of Naval
		Archdiocese of San Fernando	Florentino G. Lavarias	Oct 27, 2014 (10 years, 126 days)	Archbishop of San Fernando
		Diocese of Balanga	Rufino C. Sescon Jr.	Mar 1, 2025 (1 day)	Bishop of Balanga
		Diocese of Iba	Bartolome G. Santos Jr.	Feb 17, 2018 (7 years, 13 days)	Bishop of Iba
		Diocese of Tarlac	Roberto C. Mallari	Mar 27, 2025 (−25 days)	Bishop-designate of Tarlac
		Archdiocese of Tuguegarao	Ricardo L. Baccay	Oct 18, 2019 (5 years, 135 days)	Archbishop of Tuguegarao
		Diocese of Bayombong	Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao	May 24, 2018 (6 years, 282 days)	Bishop of Bayombong
		Diocese of Ilagan	David William V. Antonio	Nov 14, 2018 (6 years, 108 days)	Bishop of Ilagan
		Territorial Prelature of Batanes	Danilo B. Ulep	May 20, 2017 (7 years, 286 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Batanes
		Archdiocese of Zamboanga	Julius S. Tonel	Aug 22, 2023 (1 year, 192 days)	Archbishop of Zamboanga
		Diocese of Ipil	Sede vacante		Bishop of Ipil
		Territorial Prelature of Isabela	Leo M. Dalmao, CMF	May 24, 2019 (5 years, 282 days)	Bishop-Prelate of Isabela
		Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk	Sede vacante		Apostolic Vicar of Tabuk
		Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe	Valentin C. Dimoc	May 6, 2015 (9 years, 300 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe
		Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan	Moises M. Cuevas	Sep 6, 2023 (1 year, 177 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Calapan
		Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro	Pablito M. Tagura, SVD	Feb 25, 2023 (2 years, 5 days)	Apostolic Vicar of San Jose in Mindoro
		Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay	Broderick S. Pabillo	Jun 29, 2021 (3 years, 246 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Taytay
		Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa	Socrates C. Mesiona, MSP	Oct 28, 2016 (8 years, 125 days)	Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Princesa
		Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo	Charlie M. Inzon, OMI	Apr 4, 2020 (4 years, 332 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, 270 days)

Bishops in the Vatican Diplomatic Corps

Ordinary	Title	Appointment	Date of appointment	Coat of arms
Bernardito C. Auza	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra	Oct 1, 2019 (5 years, 152 days)
Arnaldo S. Catalan	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda	Jan 31, 2022 (3 years, 30 days)
Francisco M. Padilla	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Apr 17, 2020 (4 years, 319 days)
Adolfo Tito C. Yllana	Archbishop	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Jun 3, 2021 (3 years, 272 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 (5 years, 362 days)
Pedro C. Baquero, SDB	Diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)	Bishop of Kerema	Jan 20, 2017 (8 years, 41 days)
Reynaldo B. Bersabal	Diocese of Sacramento (USA)	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento	Apr 20, 2024 (316 days)
Anthony C. Celino, CICM	Diocese of El Paso (USA)	Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso	Feb 8, 2023 (2 years, 22 days)
Romeo D. Convocar	Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)	Bishop-elect of Chalan Kanoa	Nov 25, 2024 (97 days)
Joseph T. Durero	Diocese of Daru-Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)	Bishop of Daru-Kiunga	May 23, 2021 (3 years, 283 days)
Efren V. Esmilla	Archdiocese of Philadelphia (USA)	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia	Dec 8, 2023 (1 year, 84 days)
Edgar C. Gacutan, CICM	Diocese of Sendai (Japan)	Bishop of Sendai	Dec 8, 2021 (3 years, 84 days)
Reynaldo B. Getalado, MSP	Diocese of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)	Bishop of Rarotonga	Jun 29, 2024 (246 days)
Ryan P. Jimenez	Archdiocese of Agaña (Guam)	Archbishop of Agaña	Jul 6, 2024 (239 days)
Rene A. Ramirez, RCJ	Archdiocese of Melbourne (Australia)	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne	Nov 8, 2024 (114 days)
Rolando C. Santos	Diocese of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea)	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia	Apr 6, 2011 (13 years, 330 days)
Oscar A. Solis	Diocese of Salt Lake City (USA)	Bishop of Salt Lake City	Jan 10, 2017 (8 years, 51 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, 155 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

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