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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 ...
Manila (Jose F. Advincula) Two Philippine archdioceses have retired archbishops who served as cardinal-archbishop of their archdiocese: Manila (Gaudencio B. Rosales) Cotabato (Orlando B. Quevedo) One Filipino cardinal who was formerly a metropolitan archbishop is assigned at the Roman Curia: Luis Antonio G. Tagle.
The episcopal conference responsible in governing the faith is the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Christianity was first brought to the Philippine islands by Spanish pirates, missionaries and settlers, who arrived in waves beginning in the early 16th century in Cebu by way of colonization.
Luis Antonio Chito Gokim Tagle (/ ˈ t ɑː ɡ l eɪ / TAH-glay; Tagalog: [lʊˈwis ɐnˈtonɪo 'taɡlɛ]; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church currently serving as the Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelization of Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) since June 5, 2022, [2] and as the President of ...
Assistant Dean of Evangelical College (EVCO) Eduardo Villanueva Manalo (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɛdˈwaɾdo mɐˈnalɔ]; born October 31, 1955, in Quezon City, Philippines) also known as Ka Eduardo is the current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the third generation of the Manalo family to lead the church following his ...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines[a] (CBCP) is the permanent organizational assembly of the Catholic bishops of the Philippines exercising together certain pastoral offices for the Christian faithful of their territory through apostolic plans, programs and projects suited to the circumstances of time and place in accordance ...
The archdiocese witnessed many grace-filled church events such as the Second Synod of Manila (1911), the Third Synod of Manila (1925), the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress (1937), the First Plenary Council of the Philippines (1953), the papal visit of Pope Paul VI (1970), the Fourth Synod of Manila (1979), the papal visits of Pope John ...
Christianity portal. v. t. e. The Philippines is ranked as the 5th largest Christian -majority country on Earth in 2010, [note 1] with about 93% of the population being adherents. [1] As of 2019, it was the third largest Catholic country in the world and was one of two predominantly Catholic nations in Asia. [2]