Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Jose Advincula as new archbishop of Manila

Pope Francis has appointed Capiz Cardinal Jose Advincula as the new Manila archbishop, succeeding Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.

According to the Manila Cathedral, Advincula’s appointment was made public in Rome on Thursday.

Advincula is the 33rd archbishop of Manila.

The Archdiocese of Manila has been in Sede Vacante since Pope Francis named Tagle as the prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in December 2019.

In February 2020, Pope Francis appointed Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila.

Advincula was appointed as a member of the Congregation for the Clergy In December 2020.

A former seminary formator, Advincula was appointed bishop of San Carlos in Negros Occidental in 2001 and was transferred to Capiz as archbishop ten years after.

Advincula was born in Dumalig, Capiz and was ordained priest in 1976. He finished Theology and Canon Law at the University of Santo Tomas.—Ma. Angelica Garcia/LDF, GMA News