Andres Ligot

Andres Cantoria Ligot (also known as Andy Ligot; born November 30, 1965) is a Filipino bishop of the Catholic Church who serves as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of San José in California.

Biography Early life and education Ligot was born on November 30, 1965, in Laoag in the Philippines. He studied high school at St. Mary's Seminary, a minor seminary in Laoag. In 1986, he graduated from San Pablo Seminary in Baguio with a degree in philosophy. He studied theology for two years at the San Jose Seminary at Ateneo de Manila University before transferring to the Bidasoa International Seminary in Pamplona. He then received a master's degree in philosophy from University of Santo Tomas in Manila in 1988. He went on to study at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, receiving a bachelor's degree in sacred theology and a master's degree in theology in 1992, a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1997, and a Doctorate of Canon Law in 1999.

Priesthood On June 14, 1992, Ligot was ordained to the priesthood by Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Basilica and assigned to the Diocese of Laoag, where he served as a parochial vicar and director of the national office for the Catholic School of Evangelization for Asia. In 1999, Laoag Bishop Edmundo Abaya granted him permission to minister in California, where he served in the Archdiocese of San Francisco as a chaplain at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park. Subsequently, he served in the Diocese of San José in California for several years before his incardination into the diocese on March 30, 2004.

Auxiliary Bishop of San José On August 29, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Ligot as auxiliary bishop of San José and titular bishop of Croae. Ligot was consecrated as a bishop on November 3, 2025, at Our Lady of La Vang Parish.

Personal life Ligot speaks Tagalog, Ilocano, Spanish, and English. He is the nephew of Victorino Cristobal Ligot, the first bishop of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union in the Philippines.