The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lipa is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa and the Metropolitan Bishop of the suffragan dioceses of Boac, Gumaca, Lucena and the Prelature of Infanta. The most recent Archbishop was Ramon Arguelles. He was ordained bishop on Jan. 6, 1994. On May 14, 2004, he was appointed Archbishop of Lipa. Pope Francis accepted Arguelles' letter of resignation on February 2, 2017 and decided to name Bishop of Daet Gilbert Garcera as the eventual successor.