Bartolome Gaspar Santos Jr., is a Filipino Catholic prelate, appointed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Iba in Zambales.

[1] A Licentiate in Biblical Theology degree holder, he taught various theology subjects at the Immaculate Conception Major Seminary, in Guiguinto, Bulacan, and was rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary from 2005-2009.

[1] In 1996, Santos left the Philippines to study in Rome, obtaining a Licentiate in Biblical Theology degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1999.

[4] Upon returning to the Philippines, he resumed his role as spiritual director of the minor seminary (1999-2005), and was subsequently appointed as rector (2005-2009).

[6] For his episcopal ministry, Santos chose his motto, "Dives in misericordia et caritate dei (Rich in mercy and love of God),” taken from the Christian Bible's Letter of Paul to the Ephesians, chapter 2, verse 4.