(born March 28, 1943) is a Filipino Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines from 2006 to 2020.

[12] In the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong and in the absence of local government leadership, he led the multi-sectoral relief effort to address the needs of calamity victims.

[14] One month into the presidency of eventual winner Duterte, Ledesma made a call to stop extrajudicial killings.

Killing without due process is certainly condemnable… We should all respect dignity of human life.Ledesma has also supported efforts to resolve Mindanao's protracted struggle with Muslim separatists.

[16] On June 23, 2020, Pope Francis accepted his retirement as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro and was succeeded by then-Malaybalay Bishop Jose Cabantan.