Julito Cortes

The Most Reverend Julito B. Cortes D.D.
Bishop of Dumaguete
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Cebu
Metropolis	Cebu
Diocese	Dumaguete
See	Dumaguete
Appointed	September 28, 2013
In office	Incumbent
Predecessor	John F. Du
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (2002–2013) Titular Bishop of Severania (2002–2013) Chairman, Episcopal Commission on Health Care (2015-present)
Orders
Ordination	October 24, 1980
Consecration	January 8, 2002 by Ricardo Cardinal Vidal
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1956 Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Dumaguete City
Parents	Geronimo Peña Cortes Carmen Caulawon Buhisan
Alma mater	Saint Joseph Seminary College San Carlos Seminary College University of Santo Tomas Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Motto	Duce me, Domine. (Psalm 5:8) (English: Lead me, Lord.)

Julito Buhisan Cortes, D.D. (born July 4, 1956) is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the current Bishop of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental, Philippines since September 2013. Before his appointment to the See of Dumaguete, Cortes was the Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu from 2002—2013.