Glenn Corsiga
Filipino Catholic prelate (born 1965)
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Glenn Montebon Corsiga (born January 21, 1965) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the Bishop of Ipil, having been appointed by Pope Francis in 2025.
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| Bishop of Ipil | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Zamboanga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| See | Ipil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | April 14, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | August 14, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Julius Tonel | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | December 14, 1993 by Angel Lagdameo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | July 29, 2025 by Julius Tonel | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Glenn Montebon Corsiga January 21, 1965 Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Amare et Servire (Latin for 'To Love and Serve') | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Early life and education
Glenn Montebon Corsiga was born on January 21, 1965, in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines.[1] He studied philosophy at Saint Joseph Seminary College in Sibulan, before studying theology at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay.[2]
Ministry
Priesthood
Corsiga was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Dumaguete on December 14, 1993.[1] Following his ordination, he became the parochial vicar of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral Parish until 1994, and parish priest of Saint Clare of Montefalco in Pasay, Metro Manila until 1997.[2]
In 1997, he was appointed spiritual director of his alma mater, St. Joseph Seminary College, a position he held until 2002.[1] From 1998 until 2006, he served as the chaplain of St. Paul University in Dumaguete.[3] In 2001, he became the vice-rector, and eventually, rector of St. Joseph Seminary College. He held the position of rector in the seminary until 2014.[1]
Within the Diocese of Dumaguete, he was the vice chancellor from 2000 to 2002 and the vicar general from 2017 to 2025.[3]
Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the title of Chaplain of His Holiness on Corsiga and nine other priests of the diocese in December 2011.[4] In 2014, he was appointed parish priest of Saint James the Greater Church in Tanjay until 2020,[2] and parish priest of St. Augustine of Hippo in Bacong until 2025.[3]
Episcopate
On April 14, 2025, Pope Francis appointed Corsiga as the fourth Bishop of Ipil.[3] He is the last Filipino bishop to be appointed by Pope Francis before his death last April 21. He succeeds Julius Tonel, who vacated the diocese in 2023 upon his appointment as Archbishop of Zamboanga.[5]
Corsiga received episcopal consecration on July 29, 2025, at the Dumaguete Cathedral, with Archbishop Julius Tonel (his predecessor as Bishop of Ipil) presiding as the principal consecrator.[6] He was canonically installed in Ipil on August 14, 2025, by Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.[7]
