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.

President of the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Pangulo ng
Kapulungan ng mga Katolikong Obispo sa Pilipinas
Incumbent
Romulo Valles
since December 1, 2017
SeatManila, Philippines
Term length2 years
Renewable once

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 of with a collective decision for the CBCP.[2]

Romulo Valles, Archbishop of Davao is the CBCP President since December 1, 2017.[3]

The following is a list of people who held the post.

List

Source for Presidents; 1945–2014: CBCP[4]

Name Diocese Tenure
Start End
Gabriel ReyesArchdiocese of CebuJanuary 1, 1945December 31, 1949
Archdiocese of ManilaJanuary 1, 1950December 31, 1952
Rufino SantosArchdiocese of ManilaJanuary 1, 1953December 31, 1956
Juan SisonArchdiocese of Nueva SegoviaJanuary 1, 1957December 31, 1960
Julio RosalesArchdiocese of CebuJanuary 1, 1961December 31, 1965
Lino GonzagaDiocese of PaloJanuary 1, 1966December 31, 1969
Teopisto AlbertoArchdiocese of CaceresJanuary 1, 1970December 31, 1973
Julio Cardinal RosalesArchdiocese of CebuJanuary 1, 1974November 30, 1977
Jaime Cardinal SinArchdiocese of ManilaDecember 1, 1977November 30, 1981
Antonio MabutasArchdiocese of DavaoDecember 1, 1981November 30, 1984
Ricardo Cardinal VidalArchdiocese of CebuDecember 1, 1985November 30, 1987
Leonardo Legaspi, OPArchdiocese of CaceresDecember 1, 1987November 30, 1991
Carmelo MorelosArchdiocese of ZamboangaDecember 1, 1991November 30, 1995
Oscar CruzArchdiocese of Lingayen-DagupanDecember 1, 1995November 30, 1999
Orlando Quevedo, OMIArchdiocese of CotabatoDecember 1, 1999November 30, 2003
Fernando CapallaArchdiocese of DavaoDecember 1, 2003November 30, 2005
Angel LagdameoArchdiocese of JaroDecember 1, 2005November 30, 2009
Nereo OdchimarDiocese of TandagDecember 1, 2009November 30, 2011
José S. PalmaArchdiocese of CebuDecember 1, 2011November 30, 2013
Socrates VillegasArchdiocese of Lingayen-DagupanDecember 1, 2013November 30, 2017
Romulo VallesArchdiocese of DavaoDecember 1, 2017[5]

References
  1. "Valles named as new CBCP chief". Manila Standard. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. Antiporda, Jefferson (9 July 2017). "Church, Palace relations expected to improve". Manila Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Newly elected CBCP officers". CBCP News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. "Presidents of CBCP (1945–2014)" (PDF). CBCP Online. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. "Newly elected CBCP officers". CBCP News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.