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Socrates B. Villegas

Catholic archbishop
Person Human Q118878

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
September 28, 1960
Place of birth
Manila
Country of citizenship
Philippines[5]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, Catholic archbishop
Position held
auxiliary bishop, titular bishop, Roman Catholic Bishop of Balanga, Catholic archbishop, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines[6][7]
Award received
Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[8]
Consecrator
Jaime Sin, Crisostomo Yalung, Jesse Mercado, Ricardo Vidal, Paciano Aniceto, Antonio Franco, Honesto Ongtioco, Edward Joseph Adams, Gaudencio Rosales[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Family name
Villegas[14]
Given name
Sócrates[15]
Participated in conflict
People Power Revolution, EDSA Revolution of 2001, Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy[10][11][12][13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas en Fr. Soc Villegas en Most Rev. Socrates Buenaventura Villegas, OP, DD en Socrates B. Villegas de Socrates Buenaventura Villegas es Sócrates B. Villegas id Socrates Buenaventura Villegas id Socrates Villegas pl Socrates Buenaventura Villegas ru Вильегас, Сократес Буэнавентура ru Сократес Буэнавентура Вильегас zh 蘇格辣·比列加斯
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
285946018
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Archbishop Socrates Villegas, O.P.jpg ↗
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
vils
Freebase ID
/m/07sblcm
GCatholic person ID
3196
Parsifal cluster ID
646415, 832851
Prabook ID
1862539
SBN author ID
IEIV150499

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🔗 Connections
← Consecrator 12
Ruperto Cruz Santos, Nereo Odchimar, Francisco Mendoza de Leon, Narciso Villaver Abellana, Roberto Calara Mallari, Napoleon Sipalay, Roberto Gaa, Enrique Macaraeg +4 more
Consecrator 9
Jaime Sin, Gaudencio Rosales, Ricardo Vidal, Antonio Franco, Edward Joseph Adams, Honesto Ongtioco, Paciano Aniceto, Jesse Mercado +1 more
Participated in conflict 4
People Power Revolution, Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, EDSA Revolution of 2001, ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Position held 2
titular bishop, auxiliary bishop
Chaired by 1
Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan
Country of citizenship 1
Philippines
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Manila
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Socrates B. Villegas was born on September 28, 1960[1], in Manila[2]. He has worked as a Catholic bishop[3] and Catholic archbishop[4].

FAQs

Where was Socrates B. Villegas born?

Socrates B. Villegas was born in Manila[2].

What did Socrates B. Villegas do for work?

Socrates B. Villegas worked as a Catholic bishop[3] and Catholic archbishop[4].

What awards did Socrates B. Villegas receive?

Honors received include Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[8].

Related Entities

Jaime Sin Philippines

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