No.
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Supreme bishop
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Period
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Notes
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1
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Gregorio Aglípay y Labáyan (1860–1940)
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6 September 1902 – 1 September 1940 (37 years, 361 days)
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2
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Santiago Antonio Fonacier y Suguítan (1885–1977)
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14 October 1940 – 21 January 1946 (5 years, 99 days)
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- From Laoag, Ilocos Norte.
- Initially enrolled in a bachelor of arts course at Escuela Docente de Laoag in 1900.
- One of the pioneering seminarians in one of the earliest IFI seminaries established in October 1902 and was ordained priest in the IFI in November 1903.[2]
- Served as senator from 1919 to 1925.
- Consecrated as bishop on January 12, 1933.
- Seceded from the IFI and formed the Independent Church of Filipino Christians.
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3
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Gerardo Bayaca y Medina (1893–1975)
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22 January 1946 – 1 September 1946 (222 days)
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- From Laoag, Ilocos Norte.
- Former Roman Catholic priest who joined the IFI in 1933.
- Initially consecrated as bishop in the IFI prior to getting elected as Obispo Máximo (c. between the mid-1930s and early 1940s).
- Served as transitory and interim Obispo Máximo.
- Reconsecrated and bestowed with apostolic succession by The Episcopal Church on April 7, 1948.
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4
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Isabelo Valentin de los Reyes, Jr. y López (1900–1971)
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1 September 1946 – 10 October 1971 (25 years, 39 days)
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- Born in Madrid, Spain and later raised in Manila.
- Son of IFI founder Isabelo de los Reyes and grandson of Leona Florentino, the mother of Philippine women's literature.
- Studied at the then-Jesuit-administered Immaculate Conception School of Theology (Vigan Seminary) during his basic education years, where his father Isabelo Sr. also studied.
- Finished his theological studies at the then-seminary of the Tondo Cathedral, the IFI's first national cathedral.
- Ordained into the priesthood in the IFI on September 24, 1923; was initially consecrated as bishop on January 23, 1925; and was awarded Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) by the Central Philippine University on May 20, 1965.[3]
- Reconsecrated and bestowed with apostolic succession by the Episcopal Church on April 7, 1948.
- Second longest-serving Obispo Máximo.
- Also served as General Secretary prior to getting elected as Obispo Máximo.
- First-ever chairperson of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.
- Nicknamed the "Father of Ecumenism in the Philippines".
- Became a candidate in the 1941 Philippine Senate election.
- Died in office. Shares the same death day with his father, Isabelo Sr. (October 10).
- Remains interred at the María Clara Parish Church in Manila where his father is also interred.
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5
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Macario Ga y Vilches (1913–2002)
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3 November 1971 – 10 May 1981 (9 years, 188 days)
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- From Buenavista, Guimaras.
- Also served as General Secretary prior to getting elected as Obispo Máximo.
- Seceded from the IFI and formed the Iglesia Catolica Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Catholic Church, currently known as the International Conference of Philippine Independent Catholic Churches of Jesus Christ).[4]
- Later reconciled with the IFI before the end of term of Alberto Ramento, the ninth supreme bishop (between 1994 and 1995).[5]
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6
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Abdias de la Cruz y Rebantád (1931–2019)
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10 May 1981 – 10 May 1987 (6 years, 0 days)
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7
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Solimán Ganno y Florés (1931–1989)
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10 May 1987 – 26 May 1989 (2 years, 16 days)
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8
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Tito Pasco y Esquillo (1930–2007)
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22 June 1989 – 10 May 1993 (3 years, 322 days)
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- From Balasan, Iloilo.
- Served the remainder of Solimán Ganno's unfinished term via special election.
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9
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Alberto Ramento y Baldovino (1936–2006)
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10 May 1993 – 10 May 1999 (6 years, 0 days)
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10
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Tomás Millamena y Amabran (1947–2014)
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10 May 1999 – 10 May 2005 (6 years, 0 days)
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11
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Godofredo David y Juico (1956–)
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10 May 2005 – 11 June 2011 (6 years, 32 days)
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12
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Ephraim Fajutagana y Servañez (1951–)
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11 June 2011 – 25 June 2017 (6 years, 14 days)
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13
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Rhee Timbang y Millena (1959–)
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25 June 2017 – 29 June 2023 (6 years, 4 days)
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14
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Joel Porlares y Ocop (1961–)
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29 June 2023 – present (1 year, 35 days)
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