Socrates Villegas
Filipino Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
Biography
Sócrates Buenaventura Villegas, O.P. O.F.S. (born September 28, 1960) is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order. He is the fifth and current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan since November 4, 2009, and is the former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from December 1, 2013 to November 30, 2017, previously serving as the vice president of the episcopal conference from 2011 to 2013.
A protégé of the late Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin, Villegas previously served as rector of EDSA Shrine from December 8, 1989 to July 3, 2004, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila from August 31, 2001 to July 2004, and as the third Bishop of Balanga in Bataan from May 3, 2004 to November 4, 2009, succeeding Honesto Ongtioco who was assigned as the first Bishop of Cubao in Quezon City on August 28, 2003.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- auxiliary bishop
- titular bishop
- Roman Catholic Bishop of Balanga
- Catholic archbishop
- President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Awards & honours (1)
- Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
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- Socrates Villegas was born on September 28, 1960.
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- Socrates Villegas was born in Manila.
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- Socrates Villegas is a citizen of Philippines.
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