| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
| Arturo Mandin Bastes | |
| Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese: | Romblon Sorsogon |
| Predecessor: | Jesus Varela |
| Successor: | Jose Alan Dialogo |
| Ordination: | November 28, 1970 |
| Ordained By: | Paul VI |
| Consecration: | August 21, 1997 |
| Consecrated By: | Ricardo Vidal |
| Rank: | Bishop |
| Birth Name: | Arturo Mandin Bastes |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Loboc, Bohol, Japanese-occupied Philippines |
| Death Place: | Cainta, Rizal, Philippines |
| Bishop Name: | Arturo Mandin Bastes |
| Dipstyle: | Most Reverend |
Arturo Mandin Bastes (April 1, 1944 – October 20, 2024) was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop.[1] He was first ordained a priest of Society of the Divine Word (SVD) on November 28, 1970, in Rizal Park.[1] [2] Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Romblon on July 3, 1997. His episcopal ordination was on August 21, 1997, in Cebu City.[1] The pope nominated him Coadjutor Bishop in the Diocese of Sorsogon on July 25, 2002. On April 17, 2003, (Holy Thursday), he succeeded as Bishop of Sorsogon. He also served as chairman and president of the Philippine Bible Society in 2008. In 2016, Bishop Bastes initiated the launch of a campaign in a bid to allot 20% of government resources to an anti-poverty fund or Serendipity fund, according to the CBCP. He retired as Bishop of Sorsogon on October 15, 2019, and Rev. Fr. Jose Alan Dialogo succeeded him as Bishop of Sorsogon.
Bastes died on October 20, 2024, at the age of 80.[3]