Pablo Virgilio David


Pablo Virgilio David
Cardinal-Elect
Bishop of Kalookan
David c. 2019
ChurchCatholic Church
ProvinceManila
SeeKalookan
AppointedOctober 14, 2015
InstalledJanuary 2, 2016
PredecessorDeogracias Iñiguez Jr.
SuccessorIncumbent
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando
(2006 – 2015)
Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera
(2006 – 2015)
Orders
OrdinationMarch 12, 1983
by Oscar Cruz
ConsecrationJuly 10, 2006
by Gaudencio Rosales
Paciano Aniceto (co-consecrator)
Angel Lagdameo (co-consecrator)
Created cardinalDecember 8, 2024
by Pope Francis
Personal details
Born
Pablo Virgilio Siongco David

(1959-03-02) March 2, 1959 (age 65)
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
Ateneo de Manila University
MottoKenosis
(The Act of Emptying)
Coat of armsPablo Virgilio David's coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byOscar Cruz
DateMarch 12, 1983
PlaceMetropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGaudencio Rosales
Co-consecratorsPaciano Aniceto
Angel Lagdameo
DateJuly 10, 2006
PlaceMetropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
DateDecember 8, 2024
Styles of
Pablo Virgilio David
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleBishop

Pablo Virgilio "Ambo" Siongco David (born March 2, 1959), is a Filipino Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Kalookan since 2015. He is president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.

Pope Francis plans to make him a cardinal on 7 December 2024.