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Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz

Archbishop of Zamboanga
Portrait of Archbishop Romulo T. de la Cruz taken at the seminary chapel of Pastor Bonus Seminary.
SeeZamboanga
Installed2014
Term ended2021
PredecessorRomulo Valles
SuccessorSede Vacante
Previous post(s)Bishop of Kidapawan
Orders
Ordination08 December 1972
Consecration16 March 1988
Personal details
Born(1947-06-24)24 June 1947
Died10 December 2021(2021-12-10) (aged 74)
Zamboanga City, Philippines[1]
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic

Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz, D.D., (24 June 1947 – 10 December 2021),[2] was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zamboanga in the Philippines.

Styles of
Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Life and Ministry

Romulo T. de la Cruz was born on 24 June 1947 in Balasan, Iloilo where he was ordained priest of Cotabato, Philippines on 8 December 1972. He was ordained Coadjutor Bishop for the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Isabela in 1988 to succeed Bishop Jose Maria Mendizabal in 1989. In 2002, he was also appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique, and also succeeded as Bishop in 2002. He became the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kidapawan on 14 May 2008.[3]

On 15 March 2014, Pope Francis appointed de la Cruz as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zamboanga, which was vacant since Archbishop Romulo Valles was appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Davao.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Zamboanga's Archbishop De la Cruz dies at 74". CBCP News. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ Archbishop Archbishop Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz
  3. ^ Pope Francis names Bishop Dela Cruz as the new Archbishop of Zamboanga
  4. ^ Archdiocese of Zamboanga
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Kidapawan
2006–2014
Succeeded by
Archbishop of Zamboanga
2014–2021
Vacant