Louie Galbines

Louie Patalinghug Galbines (born November 18, 1966) is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serve as the Bishop-designate of the Diocese of Bacolod since 2026.

Early life and education Galbines was born on November 18, 1966, in Aliwanag, Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. He completed his secondary education at Our Lady of the Pillar Academy in Bago City, Negros Occidental. He pursued his philosophical and theological studies at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, completing them in 1992. From 1997 to 2001, he furthered his studies at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he earned a licentiate and a doctorate in sacred theology.

Priesthood Galbines was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Bacolod on April 29, 1994. After his ordination he was assigned as deputy dean and spiritual director at the Sacred Heart Seminary in Bacolod City. From 1994 to 1996, he served as chancellor and secretary of the diocesan curia. In 2001, after returning from his studies in Rome, he took on various responsibilities within the Diocese of Bacolod. He was first appointed as treasurer of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, a position he held until 2006.