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Socrates Villegas

Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop

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Born
September 28, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1960

About Socrates Villegas

Sócrates Buenaventura Villegas, O.P. is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order. He is the fifth and current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan since 2009, and is the former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2013 to 2017, previously serving as the vice president of the episcopal conference from 2011 to 2013. He then became the first Rector of the EDSA Shrine and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Manila in concurrent capacity. On December 8, 2008, Clinica Diocesano de San Jose, the diocese's clinic, was founded which is a weekly medical and dental mission for the poor people of Bataan. Santos served as the diocese's fourth bishop and Villegas' successor from April 1, 2010 until he became fifth Bishop of Antipolo covering Marikina in Metro Manila and the province of Rizal on July 22, 2023.

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Socrates Villegas timeline

  1. On December 8, 2008, Clinica Diocesano de San Jose, the diocese's clinic, was founded which is a weekly medical and dental mission for the poor people of Bataan.
  2. Santos served as the diocese's fourth bishop and Villegas' successor from April 1, 2010 until he became fifth Bishop of Antipolo covering Marikina in Metro Manila and the province of Rizal on July 22, 2023.

The world when Socrates Villegas was born

Socrates Villegas was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Socrates Villegas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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