Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines

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Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines

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Abbreviation	CBCP
Formation	February 15, 1945; 79 years ago (February 15, 1945)
Type	Episcopal conference
Headquarters	470 General Luna Street
Location	Intramuros, Manila 1002
Coordinates	14°35′22″N 120°58′21″E / 14.5894893°N 120.9724191°E / 14.5894893; 120.9724191
Region	Philippines
Membership (2022)	90 active; 40 honorary[citation needed]
Official language	Latin English and Filipino (lingua franca)
Secretary General	Bernardo Pantin
President	Pablo Virgilio David
Vice President	Mylo Hubert Vergara
Treasurer	John F. Du
Subsidiaries	Catholic Media Network
Website	cbcponline.net, cbcpnews.net

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines^[a] (CBCP) is the permanent organizational assembly of the Catholic bishops of the Philippines exercising together certain pastoral offices for the Christian faithful of their territory through apostolic plans, programs and projects suited to the circumstances of time and place in accordance with law for the promotion of the greater good offered by the Catholic Church to all people.^[1][2][3][4]

Standing as the national episcopal conference in the Philippines, it consists all diocesan bishops and those equivalent to bishops in church law; all coadjutor and auxiliary bishops; and all other titular bishops who exercise for the entire nation a special office assigned to them by the Apostolic See. It has 90 active and 40 honorary bishops^[5] and other members.^[6] The chancery is centrally located within the Intramuros district, located just behind the Manila Cathedral.

Kalookan bishop Pablo Virgilio David is the current president as of December 2021^[update].

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