Lipa Archbishop Garcera elected new CBCP president

Updated Sat, July 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM Published Sat, July 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera has been elected as the new president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

He was chosen during the bishops' 130th plenary assembly in Anda, Bohol, succeeding Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David.

Garcera will lead the CBCP for two years and may be re-elected for a second and final term.

Zamboanga Archbishop Julius Tonel was elected as the next vice president, replacing Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara.

All members of the Permanent Council will begin their new posts on December 1, 2025.

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