President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines

President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Pangulo ng Kapulungan ng mga Katolikong Obispo sa Pilipinas
Incumbent Pablo Virgilio David since December 1, 2021
Seat	Manila, Philippines
Term length	2 years Renewable once

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, the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The first president was elected in 1945.

Position

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] However, this tradition was broken when Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera, who is not the vice president was elected instead of Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara.

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.

List

Name [3]		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
	Cardinal 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 (Ends November 30, 2025)
	Gilbert Garcera (President-elect)	Archdiocese of Lipa	December 1, 2025 [7]

References

1. "Valles named as new CBCP chief". Manila Standard. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
2. Antiporda, Jefferson (July 9, 2017). "Church, Palace relations expected to improve". Manila Times. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
3. "Presidents of CBCP (1945–2014)" (PDF). CBCP Online. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
4. "Newly elected CBCP officers". CBCP News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
5. "New CBCP Permanent Council". CBCP News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
6. "Bishop David officially assumes post as CBCP head". Interaksyon. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
7. "Philippine bishops elect Archbishop Garcera of Lipa as next president". CBCP News. Anda, Bohol. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.