Ramon Arguelles

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The Most Reverend Ramón C. Argüelles D.D., S.T.L.
Archbishop-Emeritus of Lipa
Argüelles in 2016
Church	Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian
See	Lipa (emeritus)
Elected	March 15, 2004
Installed	July 16, 2004
Retired	April 21, 2017
Predecessor	Gaudencio Rosales
Successor	Gilbert Garcera
Other post(s)	Military Bishop Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
Orders
Ordination	December 21, 1969
Consecration	January 6, 1994 by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born	(1944-11-12) November 12, 1944 (age 79) Batangas, Batangas, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Servus, ancillae filius ('I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid', Wisdom 9:5)
Coat of arms

Styles of Ramón C. Argüelles
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Ramón Cabrera Argüelles, D.D., S.T.L. (born November 12, 1944) is a Filipino cleric who served as Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lipa in the province of Batangas on the island of Luzon, Philippines from 2004 to 2017. Prior to his appointment as archbishop, he was an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, appointed to that position on November 26, 1993.

Argüelles first appeared in the news for urging Filipinos to boycott Madonna's concert^[1] and for calling for prayers for President Ferdinand Marcos after the latter's burial at the Heroes' Cemetery was permitted by the Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, Arguelles acced his resignation as Archbishop of Lipa and installed Bishop of Daet Gilbert Garcera as his successor.^[2]