Jose Tomas Sanchez
Manila, Philippines[1] | |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | "Doce me facere voluntatem" ("Teach to do thy will") |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Jose Tomas Sanchez | |
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His Eminence | |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Nueva Segovia |
José Tomás Sánchez (March 17, 1920 – March 9, 2012) was a
Early life and education
Sánchez was born in Pandan town in the island-province of Catanduanes. He was the eighth of ten children born to Patricio Sánchez and Paz Tomás, who was said to be of Spanish descent.[2]
He was and attended the Holy Rosary Seminary (then named Seminario del Santísimo Rosario) in
Early priesthood
After an early ambition to become an engineer, Sánchez almost did not enter the priesthood when
Episcopacy
Bishop of Lucena
On December 13, 1971, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena with the right to succeed as Bishop of Lucena upon the see's vacancy, which he did on September 25, 1976, at age 56.[3]
Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
On June 12, 1982, he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, succeeding Most Rev. Juan C. Sison. He resigned from the seat on March 22, 1986, due to his appointment to the Roman Curia as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.[3]
Roman Curia and cardinalate
On October 30, 1985, he was appointed to the
Return to the Philippines and death
Sánchez returned to the Philippines in December 2010, ostensibly to fight the
"His constant prayer was that Europe’s loss of its Christian faith would never happen in the Philippines," wrote former Senator Francisco Tatad. "And he would contribute his last strength to the fight of the Filipino family against the international reproductive health lobby, which has destroyed the family and killed the Christian faith in many parts of the world."[5]
Cardinal Sánchez died on March 9, 2012, at the age of 91 due to multiple organ failure and 8 days before his 92nd birthday, making him the Philippines' longest living Cardinal.[6]
References
- ^ "Jose Cardinal Sanchez, 1920-2012". 9 March 2012.
- ^ a b Power To Unite with Elvira Cardinal Jose T Sanchez 2of7. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
- ^ a b c d "José Tomás Cardinal Sánchez". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 April 2011.
- ^ Francisco Tatad, In Memoriam Cardinal Jose Tomas Sanchez, March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Cardinal Sanchez dies at 91 | CBCP News". Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
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