José Lázaro Fuerte Advíncula Jr. OP (born March 30, 1952) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church and a professed member of the Dominican Order, who became 33rd Archbishop of Manila on June 24, 2021. He became a cardinal in November 2020. He previously served as bishop of San Carlos from 2001 to 2011 and Archbishop of Cápiz from 2011 to 2021. On December 16, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Advincula as a member of the Dicastery for Clergy.
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| Cardinal Archbishop of Manila | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cardinal Advincula in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Manila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| See | Manila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | March 25, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | June 24, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Luis Antonio Tagle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | April 14, 1976 by Antonio Floro Frondosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | September 8, 2001 by Antonio Franco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created cardinal | November 28, 2020 by Pope Francis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | José Lázaro Fuerte Advíncula March 30, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Palacio Arzobispal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Audiam (I will listen) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of José Advíncula | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Manila |
Early life and studies
editAdvíncula was born on March 30, 1952, in Dumalag, Capiz, to José Firmalino Advíncula and Carmen Falsis Fuerte.[1] He studied at Saint Pius X Seminary High School in Roxas City, and stayed on after graduating to study philosophy. He then attended theology courses at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.
He later studied Master of Arts in Education major in Guidance and Counseling at De La Salle University and then canon law at the University of Santo Tomás and at the Angelicum in Rome, where he earned a licentiate in canon law, During these studies he joined the Order of Preachers.[2]
Priesthood
editHe was ordained a priest of the archdiocese of Cápiz on April 14, 1976.[3] He worked as spiritual director of St. Pius X Seminary while also professor and dean of studies.[citation needed]
After finishing his studies abroad, he returned to the Philippines and worked at the seminary of Nueva Segovia in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, and in the regional seminary of Jaro. In 1995, he became rector of St. Pius X Seminary of Cápiz; he also held positions in the administration of the archdiocese as defender of the bond, promoter of justice, and judicial vicar. In 1999, he became parish priest of Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish in Dao, Capiz.[3]
Bishop of San Carlos
editPope John Paul II appointed him bishop of San Carlos in Negros on July 25, 2001,[4] and he received his episcopal consecration on September 8, 2001.[3]
Archbishop of Capiz
editOn November 9, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named him archbishop of Cápiz.[5][6] Within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, he has been a member of the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith and Commission for Indigenous Peoples.[3]
Elevation to the cardinalate
editPope Francis created him as a cardinal in a consistory on November 28, 2020, assigning him as a cardinal priest to San Vigilio in Via Paolo Di Dono.[7] He was not able to attend the consistory because of COVID-19 pandemic risks and restrictions.[8] On December 16, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Clergy.[9]
In lieu of the November 2020 consistory, Advincula received his 'red hat' (biretta) and ring from Charles John Brown, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, on June 18, 2021, at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Roxas City.[10][11]
On March 3, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Baguio Bishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico (also his former vicar general) to succeed Advincula as Archbishop of Capiz.
Tumandok killings
editOn January 15, 2021, all eight bishops in the ecclesiastical provinces of Capiz and Jaro (Cardinal Advincula of Capiz, Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo of Jaro, Bishops Jose Corazon Tala-oc of Kalibo, Narciso Abellana of Romblon, Marvyn Maceda of San Jose de Antique, Patricio Buzon of Bacolod, Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, and Louie Galbines of Kabankalan) issued a joint pastoral letter[12] calling for an investigation to the joint military and police operation in the towns of Tapaz in Capiz and Calinog in Iloilo on December 30, 2020, that killed nine leaders of the Tumandok indigenous people's group that opposes the Jalaur mega dam project. The families of the victims claimed that they are victims of red-tagging and that firearms and explosives were planted. The pastoral letter was read on January 24.[13]
However, the task force to end local communist armed conflict in Western Visayas region believe that the bishops have been misinformed and were prone to commit errors. The bishops were cautioned by the task force from making 'hasty, false and presumptuous conclusions' and criticized them for not issuing statements when government forces and civilians are killed in rebel attacks. The military and the police maintained that those who were killed and arrested were leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People's Army.[13]
Archbishop of Manila
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On March 25, 2021, Pope Francis appointed Advincula as Archbishop of Manila, to succeed Luis Antonio Tagle, who vacated the post on February 9, 2020, after being appointed prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on December 8, 2019.[14][15] He is the first archbishop of Manila to be already a cardinal when appointed to the see. Past archbishops (Rufino Santos, Jaime Sin, Gaudencio Rosales, and Luis Antonio Tagle) were made cardinals after their installation.[citation needed]
Advincula was installed on June 24, 2021, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist, by Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, together with Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales and Cardinal Orlando Quevedo. He is the 33rd Archbishop of Manila, and the sixth native Filipino to hold the post, following centuries of Spanish, American, and Irish prelates.[16] His installation coincided with the death of former President Benigno Aquino III which led Advincula to offer prayers towards the end of the Mass;[17] he and Archbishop Brown visited Aquino's wake at the Church of the Gesù in Quezon City the next day.[18]
On December 8, 2021, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Advincula received the pallium as metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province of Manila from Pope Francis, through Archbishop Brown.[19]
On December 11, 2021, Advincula made his solemn profession as a professed member of the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic, a society of apostolic life under the Order of Preachers. Making his solemn profession to the prior provincial of the order in the Philippines, Filemon dela Cruz, Advincula received the white religious habit of the order.[20]
On April 30, 2022, Advincula was installed Cardinal-Priest of Parrocchia San Vigilio in Rome, Italy.[21] On July 13, 2022, Pope Francis named him a member of the Dicastery for Bishops.[22]
On June 3, 2023, Advincula received his honorary doctorate degree in applied theology from De La Salle University.[23]
Following the passage of the Absolute Divorce Law in May 2024, Advincula viewed the bill as a challenge for the Catholic Church in its ministry on the importance of the Sacrament of Matrimony. He added that the law is "not a magic pill that can solve marital problems".[24]
Events in the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. forced Advincula to become involved in politics. He appealed for prayer, sobriety, humility, forgiveness, reconciliation and statesmanship amid the Marcos–Duterte feud resulting in the rising contentious politics.[25]
Coat of Arms
editOn May 23, 2021, the Archdiocese of Manila – Office of Communications and the Manila Cathedral, through their social media accounts, showed Advíncula's coat of arms as archbishop of Manila for the first time. It has the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Manila combined with Advíncula's personal coat of arms, under an ecclesiastical hat with tassels knotted in a different way than his coat of arms as archbishop of Capiz.[26][27][non-primary source needed]
The coat of arms was released by the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Manila on June 6, 2021.[28]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rojas, Joy (November 28, 2020). "5 Things to Know About Cardinal-Elect Jose Advíncula Jr". My Pope Philippines. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "Angelicum Alumnus & Member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Dominic named a Cardinal". Angelicum. October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Annuncio di Concistoro il 28 novembre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 25.10.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.07.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. July 25, 2001. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 09.11.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. November 9, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pope names Advincula archbishop". Visayan Daily Star. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.11.2020". Holy See Press Office (in Italian). November 28, 2020. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ Pradao, Jheng (May 16, 2021). "Cardinal Advincula to receive 'red hat' on May 28 in Roxas City". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 16.12.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Cardinal Advincula's 'red hat' ceremony postponed to June 8". CBCP News. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Tenedero, Erik (June 18, 2021). "'Gift to church in Philippines': Manila's incoming archbishop receives cardinal's insignia". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Advincula, Jose; Lazo, Jose Romeo; Tala-oc, Jose Corazon; Abellana, Narciso; Maceda, Marvyn; Buzon, Patricio; Alminaza, Gerardo; Galbines, Louie (January 15, 2021). "Pastoral letter of Western Visayas bishops on the Tumandok killings". CBCP News. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Burgos, Nestor Jr. (January 18, 2021). "8 bishops decry killing of tribe leaders in Capiz". Inquirer.Net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Esmaquel II, Paterno R. (March 25, 2021). "Cardinal Advincula of Capiz named Manila archbishop". Rappler. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Depasupil, William (June 24, 2021). "Cardinal Advincula installed as 33rd Manila archbishop". The Manila Times. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Tenedero, Erik (June 24, 2021). "Cardinal Advincula installed as Manila's 33rd archbishop". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Aquino, Leslie Ann (June 25, 2021). "Apostolic Nuncio, Advincula visit wake of former President Noynoy Aquino". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Cardinal Advincula receives pallium today, December 8". LiCAS News. December 8, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Fr. Arden Dacuma, OP (December 18, 2021). "CARDINAL ADVINCULA JOINS AS A PROFESSED MEMBER OF THE PRIESTLY FRATERNITIES OF ST. DOMINIC". Ordo Praedicatorum. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pablico (April 29, 2022). "Manila Archbishop Advincula will be Cardinal-Priest of church in Rome". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 13.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "DLSU Honorary Degree Recipients 2023". De La Salle University. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Divorce bill passage a challenge to the Church ministry, says Cardinal Advincula". SunStar Philippines. May 25, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Cardinal Advincula's appeal: Prayer and sobriety to face political tensions". Agenzia Fides. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "Solemn Installation and Eucharistic Celebration of His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula. D.D. as the 33rd Archbishop of Manila". Facebook. Archdiocese of Manila-Office of Communications. May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the Archdiocese of Manila Jose F. Cardinal Advincula. D.D., the 33rd Archbishop of Manila". Facebook. The Manila Cathedral. May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Aquino, Leslie Ann (June 6, 2021). "Archdiocese of Manila releases coat of arms of Cardinal Advincula". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c Domus Aurea Ecclesiastical Designs (November 2021). "A Catechetical Primer on the Cardinal's Enhanced Coat of Arms". Facebook. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
External links
edit- "Advincula Card. Jose Fuerte". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020.
- "Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula". Catholic Hierarchy. [self-published]
