Antonio L. Mabutas

Archbishop Antonio Lloren Mabutas † (13 June 1921 – 22 April 1999) was the first bishop of Diocese of Laoag and the second Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Davao. He succeeded Clovis Thibault, PME on 9 December 1972. He was also the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 1981 to 1985.

Although he was considered a conservative within the Catholic Church hierarchy,

Ordination Born in Agoo, La Union, he was ordained priest on 6 April 1946 at the young age of 24.

Bishop of Laoag On 5 June 1961 he was appointed bishop of Laoag and was ordained a month after.

Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines president Archbishop Mabutas was also the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 1981 to 1985.

Retirement and death He retired as archbishop of Davao on 6 November 1996. He died two and half years later at the age of 77 where he served as a priest for 53 years and a bishop for 37 years.