Rufino Santos
Rufino Jiao Santos (August 26, 1908 – September 3, 1973) was a Filipino priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He is known as the first Filipino Cardinal.[1]
Early life
Rufino Santos was born in Guagua, Pampanga. Santos studied at San Carlos Seminary from 1921 to 1927. He also studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[2]
Priest
Santos became a priest in 1931. He was ordained at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome.[2]
Bishop
Santos became a bishop in 1947. He was made archbishop of Manila on March 25, 1953.[2]
Repairs and renovation of Manila Cathedral were completed in 1958.[2]
Cardinal
Pope John XXIII made Santos a cardinal on March 28, 1960.[3]
In 1970, Cardinal Santos was host for Pope Paul VI when he visited the Philippines.[2]
Rufino Santos Media
Monument of Rufino Cardinal Santos (Guagua, Pampanga).
Marker (in Capt. Ruben P. Sonco Freedom Square).
Rufino Cardinal Santos Catholic Center
References
- ↑ West, Barbara A. (2010). Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania, p. 363.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 San Carlos Seminary Alumni Association Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, "Rufino Cardinal Santos" Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-21.
- ↑ Cortesi, Arnaldo. "Pope John Names a Negro Cardinal; A Native African, a Japanese and a Filipino Among 7 to Be Princes of Church," New York Times. March 4, 1960. Retrieved 2011-10-28.