The Philippines has produced nine cardinals.
The population of Catholics in the Philippines constitutes the country's largest religious denomination, as well as one of the largest Catholic populations among countries of the world. The Catholic faith was introduced to the Philippines by Spanish colonists in the sixteenth century. Some 400 years later, in 1960, Rufino J. Santos, the Archbishop of Manila, became the first Filipino cardinal. Since then, a total of nine Filipinos have been raised to the rank of cardinal.
On May 1, 2020, Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect for the Section of First Evangelization of the Dicastery for Evangelization, was promoted to the rank of cardinal-bishop. He is the first Filipino to hold the highest rank of a cardinal in the Catholic Church.[1]
Currently there are two active Filipino cardinals, Luis Antonio Tagle, current Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, and Jose Advincula, current Archbishop of Manila.
List of Filipino cardinals
List by age
Number living
See also
Notes
- ^ raised pro hac vice and Cardinal Priest in 2002
- ^ a b c Did not participate in any conclave during his cardinalate
- ^ Originally created Cardinal Priest in 24 November 2012, opted for the rank on 1 May 2020
- ^ Raised from the rank of cardinal priest on May 1, 2019 through a rescript issued by Pope Francis
- ^ no conclave participated yet
References
- ^ "Pope Francis promotes Cardinal Tagle to rank of Cardinal-Bishop". CNN Philippines. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "José Tomás Cardinal Sánchez". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ "Pope Francis gives Cardinal Tagle highest title for a cardinal in the Catholic Church". Catholic News in Asia | LiCAS.news | Licas News. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ Esmaquel, Paterno II (May 1, 2020). "Pope promotes Tagle as one of 11 highest ranking cardinals". Rappler. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
