16 Facts About Gilbert Garcera

Gilbert Armea Garcera was born on February 2,1959 and is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lipa in the Philippines.

Gilbert Garcera succeeds Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, who earlier filed his resignation prior to his mandatory retirement age in 2017.

Gilbert Armea Garcera was born in Magarao, Camarines Sur, to Celestino Borja Garcera and Nenita Romero Armea.

Gilbert Garcera finished his elementary education in 1971 at Naga Parochial School, Naga City and his secondary education in 1975 at Holy Rosary Minor Seminary in Naga City.

Gilbert Garcera continued his studies at Holy Rosary Minor Seminary where he completed Bachelor of Philosophy in 1979 and Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1983 at the Holy Rosary Major Seminary.

Gilbert Garcera was assigned as rector of San Francisco Parish in Naga City in 1997, where, eventually he became the parish priest after a year.

Gilbert Garcera was assigned in several ministerial and pastoral duties in the Archdiocese of Caceres.

Gilbert Garcera was appointed the Archdiocesan Director of Caceres Catechetical Ministry from 1987 to 1995.

Gilbert Garcera became the member of the Presbyteral Council of Caceres from 1985 to 1998 and the Commission on Communications from 1988 to 1991.

Gilbert Garcera was elected in the Board of Trustees of Naga Parochial School, Naga City from 1995 to 2001.

Gilbert Garcera was the member of the Catechism for Filipino Catholics Speakers' Bureau of the Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education from January 2003 up to the present.

Gilbert Garcera became the National Director, Ad Interim of the Pontifical Missionary Societies of the Philippines in Manila and Executive Secretary, Ad Interim of the Episcopal Commission on Mission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2002 to 2003.

Gilbert Garcera was appointed as the National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies of the Philippines in Manila, member of the Superior Council and member of the Asian Delegate for the Restricted Council of Pontifical Missionary Societies from 2004 up to the present.

Gilbert Garcera was chosen to chair the Congress Program Committee for the Asian Mission Congress in Thailand from January to October 2006 and became the member of the Supreme Committee of Pontifical Missionary Societies, Rome from 2005 to 2010.

Gilbert Garcera was ordained Bishop on June 29,2007, at the Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Penafrancia, Naga City by Leonardo Z Legaspi, OP.

In October 2015, Gilbert Garcera was among the six Filipinos out of the 270 cardinals and bishops and 18 couples from the world allowed by Pope Francis to attend the historic Synod of Bishops on the Family at the Vatican.