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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, and auxiliary — are members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
The Roman numeral before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of Manila is written "IV Manila". Where a diocese is in bold type it indicates that the bishop is the current bishop of that diocese. Titular sees are not listed. Under consecrators are the numbers (or letters) referencing ...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines [a] (CBCP) is the permanent organizational assembly of the Catholic bishops of the Philippines exercising together certain pastoral offices for the Christian faithful of their territory through apostolic plans, programs and projects suited to the circumstances of time and place in accordance with law for the promotion of the greater good ...
The Philippines has produced ten cardinals. The population of Catholics in the Philippines constitutes the country's largest religious denomination, as well as one of the largest Catholic populations among countries of the world. The Catholic faith was introduced to the Philippines by Spanish colonists in the sixteenth century. Some 400 years ...
The Catholic dioceses in the Philippines are grouped into 16 ecclesiastical provinces, each of which comprises a metropolitan archdiocese and several suffragan dioceses and is headed by the archbishop, as the metropolitan bishop of the province.
During a preliminary assembly on July 9, 2023, in Kalibo, Aklan, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines voted in favor of the proposal of Bishop Cosme Almedilla of Butuan for the separation from Butuan of a new diocese that will cover the province of Agusan del Sur, which is considered a “missionary frontier” with a third of its population being indigenous peoples.
The following are the dioceses or bishoprics of the Philippine Independent Church (IFI), an Independent Catholic denomination with nationalist and Anglo-Catholic orientation, along with their respective bishops and cathedrals (seats of dioceses), which were organized by the church's Supreme Council of Bishops and bishops conference (as of 2025):
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. 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]