The Most Reverend Ramon Cabrera Arguelles, D.D.

Doctor of Divinity

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 (Born November 12, 1944) is the current Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lipa in the province of Batangas

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, on the island of Luzon

Luzon

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, Philippines

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Biography

He was ordained priest on December 21, 1969. Arguelles served as rector

Rector

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 of San Carlos Seminary

San Carlos Seminary

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 from 1982 to 1986. On November 26, 1993, Pope John Paul II

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 elevated him to the office of bishop, and appointed him Titular Bishop of Roscrea.

He was auxiliary bishop

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 of Manila. Afterwards, he took the administration of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines

Military Ordinariate of the Philippines

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. In 2004, he was named Archbishop of Lipa.