Holy See–Philippines relations

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Holy See–Philippines relations
Map indicating locations of Holy See and Philippines

Holy See
Philippines
Diplomatic mission
Apostolic Nuncio Charles John Brown
Ambassador Myla Grace Ragenia C. Macahilig

Holy See–Philippines relations refers to the relations between the

Timor-Leste), the Philippines enjoys significant relations with the Holy See. The Holy See has a nunciature in Manila,[1]
and the Philippines has an
embassy to the Holy See based in Rome.[2]

History

Further information: Catholic Church in the Philippines
President Benigno Aquino III meets Pope Francis during his state visit to the Vatican in 2015
Pope Francis with President Benigno Aquino III during the Pope's visit to the Philippines, January 2015

Catholicism first arrived in the Philippines in the 16th century, with missionaries accompanying

Filipinos
professing the faith.

During the administration of

Apostolic Nuncio on 9 April 1951. The first Philippine Ambassador to the Holy See, Dr Manuel Moran, presented his credentials to Pope Pius XII on 4 June 1951.[3][4][5]

Three popes thus far have made pastoral visits to the Philippines. Pope

papal visit to the Philippines, where he gave a speech at UST and visited Tacloban, the city that was devastated by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).[6]

The Philippines has hosted the 1937

José S. Palma of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines suggested to the Vatican for Pope Francis to visit the country for the event.[7] However, Palma later confirmed that the pontiff would not visit the country for the event and the Vatican would instead send a papal envoy to participate, saying: "the IEC is the opportunity to give glory to God. Others are saying if the Pope comes people might come because of the Pope but not because of Jesus."[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Apostolic Nunciature of Holy See (Vatican City) in Manila, Philippines". EmbassyPages.com. 8 Sep 2010. Retrieved 9 Sep 2010. Head of Mission: Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio.
  2. ^ "Embassy of Philippines in Vatican, Holy See (Vatican City)". EmbassyPages.com. 8 Sep 2010. Retrieved 9 Sep 2010. Head of Mission: Ms Leonida L. Vera, Ambassador
  3. ^ "Te Deum' for 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with the Philippines". Vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-04-10. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. ^ "Pinoys mark 60 years of PHL-Vatican relations". GMA News. April 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Gomes, Robin (9 April 2021). "Holy See, Philippines mark 70 years of diplomatic relations - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "UST graced with 3 papal visits, Pope's video message - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Newsinfo.inquirer.net. 2011-01-28. Archived from the original on 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  7. ^ Bacani, Louis (2013-05-23). "CBCP: Pope Francis may visit Philippines in 2016 | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star". philstar.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  8. ^ Destacamento, John (July 15, 2015). "Cebu church leaders confirm Pope Francis to skip IEC in 2016". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

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