Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz
Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz (born June 24, 1947 in Balasan , Iloilo , Philippines ) is Archbishop of Zamboanga .
Life
Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz received the on December 8, 1972 sacrament of holy orders and was in the clergy of the territorial prelate Cotabato incardinated .
On December 17, 1987 appointed him Pope John Paul II. For coadjutor - Prelate of Isabela . The Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, Archbishop Bruno Torpigliani , donated him episcopal ordination on March 16, 1988 ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Cotabato, Philip Francis Smith OMI , and the Prelate of Isabela, José María Querejeta Mendizábal CMF . On January 28, 1989, Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz became prelate of Isabela, succeeding José María Querejeta Mendizábal CMF, who resigned due to illness.
John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of San Jose de Antique on January 8, 2001 . On March 16, 2002 Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz became Bishop of San Jose de Antique, succeeding Raul José Quimpo Martirez , who resigned due to illness. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on May 14, 2008 Bishop of Kidapawan . The inauguration took place on June 19 of the same year.
Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Zamboanga on March 15, 2014 . The inauguration took place on May 14th of the same year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Romulo Geolina Valles |
Archbishop of Zamboanga since 2014 |
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| Romulo Geolina Valles |
Bishop of Kidapawan 2008-2014 |
José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo |
| Raul José Quimpo Martirez |
Bishop of San Jose de Antique 2002–2008 |
Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo |
| José María Querejeta Mendizábal CMF |
Prelate of Isabela 1989-2001 |
Martin Jumoad |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cruz, Romulo Tolentino de la |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino clergyman, Archbishop of Zamboanga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Balasan , Iloilo, Philippines |