Angelito Lampon
| His Excellency, The Most Reverend Angelito Lampon OMI, D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato | |
| Archdiocese | Cotabato |
| Appointed | November 6, 2018 |
| Installed | January 31, 2019 |
| Retired | September 8, 2025 |
| Predecessor | Cardinal Orlando Quevedo |
| Successor | Charlie Inzon |
| Previous post | Apostolic Vicar of Jolo (1997–2018) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 1, 1977 |
| Consecration | January 6, 1998 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1950 Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | "Accipe Oblationem Meam" ("Accept, Lord, my offering") |
| Ordination history | |
| History Priestly ordination Date April 1, 1977 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Pope John Paul II Co-consecrators Giovanni Battista Re Jorge María Mejía Date January 6, 1998 Place St. Peter's Basilica | |
| Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Angelito Lampon as principal consecrator Charlie Inzon May 21, 2020 | |
| Styles | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Angelito Rendon Lampon (born March 1, 1950) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Cotabato from 2019 to 2025. He was Apostolic Vicar of Jolo from 1997 to 2018.
Biography
Lampon was born on March 1, 1950, in present-day M'lang, which was then part of Kidapawan in the undivided province of Cotabato. He studied in local schools until 1962 and then at the novitiate in Tamontaka for four years. He studied philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University in 1968–69 and theology first in Quezon City in 1969–71 and then at the Loyola School of Theology from 1972 to 1977.[1]
He was ordained a priest there on March 26, 1977, as a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI).[1]
He was a parish priest in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat and at the Cathedral of Cotabato (1977-1978). He then worked as a staff member of the Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary (1979-1981). Within the Oblates he was director of Postulants and Scholastics from 1988 to 1992, Provincial Superior of the Philippine Province from 1988 to 1992, and General Counsellor at their general administration in Rome from 1992 to 1997.[2]
On November 21, 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Valliposita and Apostolic Vicar of Jolo, succeeding Bishop Benjamin de Jesus who was assassinated on February 4 of that year.[2] He received his episcopal consecration in Rome from John Paul on January 6, 1998.[3]
Within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, Lampon headed the Commission on Interreligious Dialogue from 2011 to 2017. He then chaired its Commission on Ecumenical Affairs.[2]
On October 27, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named him a member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.[4]
On November 6, 2018, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Cotabato succeeding Cardinal Orlando Quevedo who retired five days earlier.[2][5] He was installed there on January 31, 2019.[6]
Pope Leo XIV accepted Lampon's retirement on September 8, 2025, and appointed Charlie Inzon, Apostolic Vicar of Jolo, as his successor.[7]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Most Rev. Angelito R. Lampon, OMI, D.D." Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 "Bishop Angelito Lampon of Jolo is the new archbishop of Cotabato". Manila Bulletin. November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- Back to citation Homily of John Paul II, 6 January 1998, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, January 6, 1998, retrieved April 11, 2019
- Back to citation "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.10.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 27, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Back to citation "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.11.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. November 11, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Back to citation Cabrera, Ferdinandh (January 31, 2019). "New Mindanao prelate installed amid security threats". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- Back to citation Villegas, Charm (September 8, 2025). "Pope appoints new Cotabato archbishop". CBCP News. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
External links
- "Most Rev. Angelito R. Lampon, OMI, D.D." Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- "Archbishop Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.