Pope Francis on Saturday, November 28, formally made Capiz Archbishop Jose Advincula the 9th Filipino cardinal in history, breaking tradition as he picked the new prince of the Church from the “peripheries” of the Philippines.
As of today, two Filipinos – Advincula and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, 63, now a top Vatican official and touted as one of the leading papal candidates – can vote when a papal election or conclave is convened.Raising the low-profile Advincula to the rank of cardinal shows Francis is serious about tending to the world’s “peripheries” – the poorest, most neglected parts of the world – and not getting stuck in traditional centers of power.
In fact since the first Filipino cardinal, Manila Archbishop Rufino Santos, was named in 1960, only archbishops of Manila and Cebu became princes of the Church – with the exception of Cardinal José T. Sánchez, a former archbishop of Nueva Segovia who later became a top Vatican official.
The new princes of the Church include Capiz Archbishop Jose Advincula, who joined the Vatican ceremony via livestream.
The new princes of the Church include Capiz Archbishop Jose Advincula, who joined the Vatican ceremony via livestream.
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