Resignation and appointment of archbishop Davao, Philippines

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Davao, Philippines, presented by Archbishop Romulo G. Valles.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Abel Cahiles A. Apigo as metropolitan archbishop of Davao, Philippines, transferring him from the diocese of Mati.

Curriculum vitae

Archbishop-elect Abel Cahiles A. Apigo was born on 21 May 1968 in Calinan, Philippines. He studied philosophy at the Saint Francis Xavier College Seminary in Davao City and theology at the Saint Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Davao City. He was awarded a licentiate in Church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1994 for the archdiocese of Davao.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar at the Cathedral San Pedro in Davao City (1994-1996), pastoral director (1996-1997), professor (2000-2001), coordinator (2001-2002), vice rector and dean (2002-2006) and finally rector (since 2006) of the Saint Francis Xavier Major Regional Seminary of Davao City, and episcopal vicar for the clergy of the archdiocese (since 2014).

He was appointed bishop of Mati on 10 February 2018, receiving episcopal consecration on the following 24 April.

Within the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.), he is a member of the Commission on Doctrine of the Faith and the Commission on Liturgy.