Ruperto Santos

He was ordained priest on September 10, 1983, at the Manila Cathedral by Jaime Sin.

After several years in the ministry serving the archdiocese, he was sent to Rome for further studies and took up his licentiate in church history in Pontificia Universita Gregoriana. He has been Academic Dean of San Carlos Graduate School of Theology. He also became Rector of Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome. In 2003, he became the National Coordinator of the Italian Bishop's Conference for Pastoral Care of Filipino Migrants in Italy. In 2005, he became a member of Pontificio Comitato per i Congressi Eucaristici Internazionali in the Vatican. He has also written a number of books regarding historical interest published by the Archdiocese of Manila and regarding homilies, prayers, and spirituality published by St. Paul's (SSP).

Santos previously served as priest of the Archdiocese of Manila and rector of Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome, Italy from September 10, 1983 and 2000, respectively, until he became Bishop of Balanga[4] in Bataan on July 8, 2010, where he succeeded Socrates Villegas as the latter became archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan on November 4, 2009.

Pope Benedict XVI named Santos as fourth bishop of Balanga on April 1, 2010, to succeed Socrates Villegas. He was ordained as bishop and consecrated by Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales, the then Archbishop of Manila, on June 24, 2010, and became bishop of Balanga upon his installation on July 8, 2010.[3] Since he became bishop of Balanga in July 2010, five parishes, and one minor basilica and chapel were created during his term as bishop of the diocese, with Residencia Sacerdotal, Retirement Home for Priests (Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel) in Taglesville, Balanga was built months after he became bishop of Balanga.

During his term as bishop of Balanga, Santos made two quinquennial visit ad limina in Rome which are on December 2, 2010 (five months after he became the diocese's bishop) and May 20, 2019. He also held the position of a member of CBCP Migrants and Itinerant People and Chairman, Pontificio Collegio Filippino (December 1, 2011–November 30, 2013), vice chairman of CBCP Commission on the Pontificio Collegio Filipino (December 1, 2013–November 30, 2017), chairman of CBCP Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (December 1, 2013–November 30, 2019), CBCP Central Luzon Regional Representative and Member, CBCP Committee for International Congresses (December 1, 2015–November 30, 2019), board member of CBCP Pension Plan Committee and Member, CBCP Commission on Prison Pastoral Care (December 1, 2017–November 30, 2019), CBCP Bishop Promoter of Stella Maris - Philippines, and currently as chairman of CBCP Commission on Pontificio Collegio Filippino (December 1, 2019–present) and parish priest of St. Nicholas Tolentino Parish Church in Mariveles, Bataan in a concurrent capacity (June 5, 2020–present).[5]