Filipino 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.

The Philippines has produced nine cardinals.

List of Filipino Cardinals

No.	Image	Cardinal	Born	Died	Metropolitan See / Dicastery	Consistory	Titular Church	Conclave Participated	Coat of Arms
1.		Rufino Jiao Santos†	28 August 1908, Guagua, Pampanga	September 3, 1973 (aged 65), Manila	Manila	31 March 1960 by John XXIII	Cardinal Priest of S. Maria ai Monti	1963
2.		Julio Rosales y Ras†	18 September 1906, Calbayog, Samar	June 2, 1983 (aged 76), Cebu	Cebu	28 April 1969 by Paul VI	Cardinal Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia	August 1978 October 1978
3.		Jaime Sin†	31 August 1928, New Washington, Aklan	June 21, 2005 (aged 76), San Juan	Manila	24 May 1976 by Paul VI	Cardinal Priest of S. Maria ai Monti	August 1978 October 1978
4.		Ricardo Vidal†	February 6, 1931, Mogpog, Marinduque	October 18, 2017 (aged 86), Cebu City	Cebu	25 May 1985 by John Paul II	Cardinal Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense	2005
5.		Jose Tomas Sanchez†	17 March 1920, Pandan, Catanduanes	March 9, 2012 (aged 91), Manila	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	28 June 1991 by John Paul II	Cardinal Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna [1][2]	[lower-greek 1]
6.		Gaudencio Rosales	August 10, 1932, Batangas City		Manila	24 March 2006 by Benedict XVI	Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina	[lower-greek 2]
7.		Luis Antonio Tagle	June 21, 1957, Manila, Philippines		Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2019–present) Manila (2011–2019)	24 November 2012 by Benedict XVI	Cardinal Bishop of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle [3][4][5][6]	2013
8.		Orlando Quevedo, O.M.I.	March 11, 1939, Laoag, Ilocos Norte		Cotabato	22 February 2014 by Francis	Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria "Regina Mundi" in Torre Spaccata	[lower-greek 1]
9.		Jose Advincula	March 30, 1952, Dumalag, Capiz		Capiz	28 November 2020 by Francis	Cardinal-Priest of San Vigilio	[lower-greek 3]

Number living

From	To	Number of living Cardinals
March 28, 1960 (Rufino J. Santos elevated to Cardinal)	April 28, 1969 (Julio Rosales elevated to Cardinal)	1 Cardinal (Cardinal Santos)
April 28, 1969 (Julio Rosales elevated to Cardinal)	September 3, 1973 (Death of Cardinal Santos)	2 Cardinals (Cardinal Santos & Cardinal J. Rosales)
September 3, 1973 (Death of Cardinal Santos)	May 24, 1976 (Jaime Sin elevated to Cardinal)	1 Cardinal (Cardinal J. Rosales)
May 24, 1976 (Jaime Sin elevated to Cardinal)	June 2, 1983 (Death of Cardinal J. Rosales)	2 Cardinals (Cardinal J. Rosales & Cardinal Sin
June 2, 1983 (Death of Cardinal J. Rosales)	May 25, 1985 (Ricardo Vidal elevated to Cardinal)	1 Cardinal (Cardinal Sin)
May 25, 1985 (Ricardo Vidal elevated to Cardinal)	June 28, 1991 (Jose Sanchez elevated to Cardinal)	2 Cardinals (Cardinal Sin & Cardinal Vidal)
June 28, 1991 (Jose Tomas Sanchez elevated to Cardinal)	June 21, 2005 (Death of Cardinal Sin)	3 Cardinals (Cardinals Sin, Vidal & Sanchez)
June 21, 2005 (Death of Cardinal Sin)	March 24, 2006 (Gaudencio Rosales elevated to Cardinal)	2 Cardinals (Cardinal Vidal & Cardinal Sanchez)
March 24, 2006 (Gaudencio Rosales elevated to Cardinal)	March 9, 2012 (Death of Cardinal Sanchez)	3 Cardinals (Cardinals Vidal, Sanchez & G. Rosales)
March 9, 2012 (Death of Cardinal Sanchez)	November 24, 2012 (Luis Antonio Tagle elevated to Cardinal)	2 Cardinals (Cardinals Vidal & G. Rosales)
November 24, 2012 (Luis Antonio Tagle elevated to Cardinal)	February 22, 2014 (Orlando Quevedo elevated to Cardinal)	3 Cardinals (Cardinals Vidal, G. Rosales & Tagle)
February 22, 2014 (Orlando Quevedo elevated to Cardinal)	October 18, 2017 (Death of Cardinal Vidal)	4 Cardinals (Cardinals Vidal, G. Rosales, Tagle & Quevedo)
October 18, 2017 (Death of Cardinal Vidal)	November 28, 2020 (Jose Advincula elevated to Cardinal)	3 Cardinals (Cardinal G. Rosales, Tagle & Quevedo)
November 28, 2020 (Jose Advincula elevated to Cardinal)	Present	4 Cardinals (Cardinal G. Rosales, Tagle, Quevedo & Advincula)

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. raised pro hac vice and Cardinal Priest in 2002
2. "José Tomás Cardinal Sánchez". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
3. Raised from the rank of cardinal priest on May 1, 2019 through a rescript issued by Pope Francis
4. "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.
5. "RESCRIPTUM EX AUDIENTIA SS.MI: Rescritto del Santo Padre Francesco con cui ha deciso di cooptare nell'Ordine dei Vescovi, equiparandolo in tutto ai Cardinali insigniti del titolo di una Chiesa suburbicaria, l'Em.mo Cardinale Luis Antonio G. Tagle, 01.05.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
6. Esmaquel, Paterno II (May 1, 2020). "Pope promotes Tagle as one of 11 highest ranking cardinals". Rappler. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

2. Did not participate in any conclave during his cardinalate
3. no conclave participated yet