Gaudencio Rosales

Gaudencio Cardinal Borbon Rosales ( born August 10, 1932 in Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines) is a retired Archbishop of Manila.

Life

Rosales was born as a child of Godofredo D. Rosales and Remedios M. Borbon on August 10, 1932 in Batangas City and has six siblings. After studying Catholic theology received on 23 March 1958 by the Archbishop of Lipa, Alejandro Olalia, the sacrament of Holy Orders. Subsequently, he worked first as rector of the seminary, then as a pastor in the Archdiocese of Lipa.

Pope Paul VI. appointed him on 12 August 1974 Titular Bishop of Oescus and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila. He received his episcopal consecration by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Bruno Torpigliani, on 28 October of the same year.

On June 9, 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed Coadjutor Bishop in the Diocese of Malaybalay, and was on September 14, 1984 Rosales bishop of this diocese. On December 30, 1992, he was appointed Archbishop of Lipa, and was appointed his successor as Archbishop of Manila according to the age-related resignation of Jaime Lachica Cardinal Sin on September 15, 2003. With the ceremonial inauguration on 21 November of the same year, he was at the same time Primate of the Philippines, this title is traditionally associated with the Metropolitan See of Manila. The pallium was presented to him on 29 June 2004 by John Paul II in Rome.

Rosales is Grand Prior of the Philippine Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem.

Pope Benedict XVI. took him in solemn consistory on 24 March 2006 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of the Most Holy Nome di Maria a Via Latina in the College of Cardinals to. On October 13, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. Gaudencio Rosales of the argument put forward on grounds of age resignation to.