Gilbert Garcera Assumes Post as CBCP President

Philippines bishops’ conference elects Garcera as president, an advocate for synodality

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 1, 2025 / 14:14 pm Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa has officially begun his new role as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The CBCP elected Garcera [...]

Gilbert Garcera assumes post as CBCP president

LIPA Archbishop Gilbert Garcera on Monday assumed his new role as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).Garcera succeeds Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, who served two terms.Along with the members of the Permanent Council and the new CBCP vice president, Archbishop Julius Tonel of Zamboanga, Garcera will lead the conference, oversee its work, and serve as its main spokesman.As the new president, he wi…

Lipa Archbishop Garcera begins term as CBCP President

The new Catholic Bishops" Conference of the Philippines President, Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera assumed office on Monday, according to a CBCP News report.

Archbishop Garcera assumes CBCP presidency

Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa on Monday officially assumed the presidency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Garcera, elected during the CBCP’s 130th plenary assembly in July, succeeds Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, who served two terms of four years. David is currently the vice president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences. […] The post Archbishop Garcera assumes CBCP presidency appeared first o…

Garcera succeeds David as CBCP head

Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera formally began his term on Monday as the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP),