Socrates Villegas
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Sócrates "Soc" Buenaventura Villegas O.P. (born September 28, 1960)[1] is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order,[2] He is the current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan, and is the former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, from December 1, 2013[3] to December 1, 2017, when he finished his second and final term as president of the said conference.[4] He was also the vice president of the episcopal conference from 2011 to 2013.
Sócrates B. Villegas | |
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Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan | |
Province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
See | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Appointed | September 8, 2009 |
In office | November 4, 2009–present |
Predecessor | Oscar V. Cruz |
Successor | Incumbent |
Other post(s) | Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Seminaries (2019–present) |
Orders | |
Ordination | October 5, 1985 by Jaime Sin |
Consecration | August 31, 2001 by Jaime Sin |
Personal details | |
Born | Sócrates Buenaventura Villegas (1960-09-28) September 28, 1960 (age 63) |
Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation | Archbishop, Priest |
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Motto | Pax (Latin for 'Peace' – Psalm 46:9) |
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Styles of Sócrates Villegas | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Prior to his installation as Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan on November 4, 2009, Villegas previously served as rector of EDSA Shrine from December 8, 1989 until he assumed office as the third Bishop of Balanga in Bataan on July 3, 2004 and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila from 2001 to July 2004. He then held the position as Bishop of Balanga from May 3, 2004 as bishop-elect to November 4, 2009 succeeding Honesto Ongtioco who became Bishop of Cubao in Quezon City on August 28, 2003 with his first two months as the diocese's bishop and during bishop-elect period concurrently served as the shrine's rector from May 3 to July 3, 2004.