Ramon Arguelles
Ramón C. Argüelles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Archbishop-Emeritus of Lipa | |||||||||||||||||
Argüelles in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||
| See | Lipa (emeritus) | ||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | March 15, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Installed | July 16, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Retired | February 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Gaudencio Rosales | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Gilbert Garcera | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | December 21, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | January 6, 1994 by Pope John Paul II | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 12, 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Servus, ancillae filius ('I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid', Wisdom 9:5) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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 accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Lipa and installed Bishop of Daet Gilbert Garcera as his successor. The cleric is also known for his opposition of national issues such as divorce, the death penalty and the Reproductive Health Law.