Broderick S. Pabillo, D.D.

Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo, D.D. was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manila by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and became Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Palawan, in 2021 under Pope Francis. He earned his licentiate in Sacred Scriptures from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1986. Pabillo previously worked at the Don Bosco Center of Studies and served as rector of Don Bosco Seminary. He also taught in various seminaries across the Philippines. A respected biblical scholar, he wrote The Bible: 100% Divine, 100% Human, a popular introduction to the Scriptures. Before becoming a bishop, he was the parish priest of St. Ezekiel Moreno Parish in Puerto Princesa. Over the years, Pabillo has held several leadership roles within the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). He also served as Chair of the Office of Evangelization of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences from 2017 to 2019 and was elected President of the Philippine Bible Society for two terms, from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2020 to 2021.