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Archbishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas

Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan

Eskudo de armas
Eskudo de armas
Barangay [1] Poblacion, beside Talisay, Balanga City, Bataan, Bataan Province Interior of the Diocesan Shrine and Cathedral Parish of Saint Joseph, Balanga City and its Category:Sacristy, Santuario, Columbarium, Parish Formation Center, Rectory and Convent (Balanga Cathedral) (along Capitol Drive, to Balanga City, Bataan National Road accessed from and along the Bataan Provincial Expressway also known as the Roman Expressway or the Roman Superhighway, connecting to Olongapo-Gapan Road).
Ipinanganak
Set 28, 1960 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Nasyonalidad
Philippines
Inordenang pari
Okt 5, 1985 Philippines
Inordenang obispo
Ago 31, 2001 Manila, Philippines
Itinalaga
Nob 4, 2009
Pangunahing konsagrador
Jaime Lachica Sin
Mga kasamang konsagrador
Crisostomo Ayson Yalung Jesse Eugenio Mercado

Archbishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, was born on September 28, 1960, in Manila, in the Archdiocese of Manila. Having completed his schooling, he entered San Carlos Seminary in Manila for his philosophical and theological studies. He was ordained a priest for Manila on October 5, 1985. From 1985 he served as personal secretary to Cardinal Sin. In 1992 he became rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace at EDSA, a member of the college of consultors and vicar general of the archdiocese. He was executive coordinator of the commission for World Youth Day in Manila in 1995, and also served as assistant pro-episcopal vicar for the Manila district. On July 25, 2001, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Nona and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila. He received episcopal ordination on August 31, 2001, at Manila, with Jaime Lachica Sin as principal consecrator and Crisostomo Ayson Yalung and Jesse Eugenio Mercado as co-consecrators. On May 3, 2004, he was appointed Bishop of Balanga, and he was installed on July 3, 2004. On September 8, 2009, he was appointed Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, and he was installed on November 4, 2009. On November 17, 2011, he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de La Union, ceasing to hold that office on January 19, 2013.