The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Catholic Church in the Philippines comprises: * 75

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dioceses led by bishops * 7

apostolic vicariates An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often ...

led by

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s * 4

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s led by Bishop-Prelate * The

Military Ordinariate of the Philippines The Military Ordinariate of the Philippines is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines serving the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and the Phi ...

, for military personnel

Organization

The Catholic Church in the Philippines is divided into 75 dioceses in 16

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...

s, as well as 7

apostolic vicariate An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often ...

s, 4

s and a military ordinariate. Each province has a

metropolitan archdiocese A metropolis, metropolitanate or metropolitan diocese is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical province. Metropolises, historically, have been important cities in their provinces. Eastern Ortho ...

led by an

archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

, and at least one

suffragan diocese A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandr ...

. In most archdioceses and some large dioceses, one or more

auxiliary bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

s 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

s, 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 The term "coadjutor" (literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadjutor bishop ...

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 The term "coadjutor" (literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadjutor bishop ...

, and auxiliary — are members of the

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (abbreviated as CBCP) is the permanent organizational assembly of the Catholic bishops of the Philippines exercising together certain pastoral offices for the Christian faithful of their terr ...

(CBCP).

Cardinals

, one Latin Church metropolitan archbishop is a

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: *( 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

Living bishops-emeriti

Filipino bishops serving outside of the Philippines

Bishop serving in the Roman Curia

Bishops in the Vatican Diplomatic Corps

Bishops serving in foreign sees

Papal Nuncio to the Philippines

Notes

References

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{{Philippine Roman Catholic Archbishops

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