WE HAVE A NEW FILIPINO CARDINAL: THE CARDINAL ELECT, ARCHBISHOP ORLANDO QUEVEDO, ARCHBISHOP OF COTABATO
MABUHAY ANG PARING PILIPINO!
Cardinal Orlando Beltran Quevedo (born 11 March 1939) is a Filipino archbishop and cardinal-elect.
On January 12, 2014, Pope Francis named him as
one of the 19 new cardinals of the Catholic church. He will be created a
cardinal in the consistory
of February 22, 2014.
Early life
He was born on March 11, 1939, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. In 1945-47,
he attended grades 1 to 3 in Laoag Shamrock school, and finished grades 4-6 in
Marbel Central Elementary School in Marbel, South
Cotabato (graduating in 1950). He attended Notre Dame High School in
Marbel from 1950-1954.
Priesthood
He entered San Jose Seminary from
1954-56, but spend his novitiate in St. Peter's Novitiate in Mission, Texas. He
completed his Philosophy in San Jose Seminary from 1957-1960. From 1960-64, he
completed his STB and MA in Religious Education from Oblate College
(Catholic University of America) in Washington, DC. He was
ordained a priest of the Missionary
Oblates of Mary Immaculate on June 5, 1964[1]
In 1964, he was assigned assistant
parish priest of Cotabato Cathedral.
As Bishop and Archbishop
He was appointed Bishop-prelate
of Kidapawan by Pope John Paul II on
October 28, 1980. Upon the prelature's elevation to diocese, he assumed the title of
Bishop of Kidapawan.
On March 22, 1986, he was named Archbishop of
Nueva Segovia in Ilocos Sur.
Cardinal
On January 12, 2014, Quevedo was named as one
of the 19 new cardinals by Pope Francis. He will be elevated to the cardinalate
in the consistory of
February 22, 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
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