Socrates Villegas

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The Most Reverend Sócrates B. Villegas O.P., D.D.
Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
Archbishop Socrates Villegas during the third day of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Double Jubilee Retreat at University of Santo Tomas (UST), circa 2024.
Province	Lingayen-Dagupan
See	Lingayen-Dagupan
Appointed	September 8, 2009
In office	November 4, 2009–present
Predecessor	Oscar V. Cruz
Successor	Incumbent
Other post(s)	Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Seminaries (2019–present)
Previous post(s)	Priest, Archdiocese of Manila (1985–2001) Rector, EDSA Shrine (1989–2004) Titular Bishop of Nona (2001–2004) Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (2001–2004) Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education (2003–2011) Bishop of Balanga (2004–2009) Vice President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (2011–2013) Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de La Union (2011–2013) President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (2013–2017)
Orders
Ordination	October 5, 1985 by Jaime Sin
Consecration	August 31, 2001 by Jaime Sin
Personal details
Born	Sócrates Buenaventura Villegas (1960-09-28) September 28, 1960 (age 64) Pateros, Rizal, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Occupation	Archbishop, Priest
Motto	Pax (Latin for 'Peace' – Psalm 46:9)
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Jaime Lachica Sin (Manila) Date 05 October 1985 Place Manila Cathedral Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Jaime Lachica Sin (Manila) Co-consecrators Crisostomo Yalung Jesse Mercado Date 31 August 2001 Place Manila Cathedral
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Socrates Villegas as principal consecrator Narciso Villaver Abellana December 11, 2013 Enrique Macaraeg May 24, 2016 Jose Elmer Mangalinao August 22, 2016 Fideliz Layog March 18, 2019 Napoleon Sipalay, Jr., O.P. March 18, 2024 Rafael Cruz September 07, 2024

Styles of Sócrates Villegas
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Sócrates "Soc" Buenaventura Villegas O.P. (born September 28, 1960)^[1] is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order.^[2] He is the fifth and current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan, and is the former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, from December 1, 2013^[3] to December 1, 2017, when he finished his second and final term as president of the said conference.^[4] He was also the vice president of the episcopal conference from 2011 to 2013.

Prior to his installation as fifth Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan on November 4, 2009, Villegas previously served as rector of EDSA Shrine from December 8, 1989 to July 3, 2004, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila from 2001 to July 2004, and third Bishop of Balanga in Bataan from May 3, 2004 to November 4, 2009 (installed or assumed office on July 3, 2004 two months after being appointed to the position), succeeding Honesto Ongtioco who served as first Bishop of Cubao in Quezon City from August 28, 2003 to December 3, 2024.