Orlando Quevedo
Orlando B. Quevedo O.M.I, D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Cotabato | |
| Province | Cotabato |
| Diocese | Cotabato |
| See | Cotabato |
| Installed | 30 May 1998 |
| Predecessor | Philip Smith |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Other post(s) | Archbishop of Nueva Segovia |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1980 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1939 |
| Motto | Caritas congaudet veritati (Love rejoices in the truth) |
| Styles of Orlando B. Quevedo | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Orlando Beltran Quevedo (born 11 March 1939) is a Filipino archbishop. On January 12, 2014, Pope Francis named him as one of the 19 new cardinals of the Catholic Church. He will be created a cardinal in the consistory of February 22, 2014.
Early life
He was born on March 11, 1939, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. In 1945-47, he attended grades 1 to 3 in Laoag Shamrock school, and finished grades 4-6 in Marbel Central Elementary School in Marbel, South Cotabato (graduating in 1950). He attended Notre Dame High School in Marbel from 1950-1954.[1]
Priesthood
He entered San Jose Seminary from 1954-56, but spent his novitiate in St. Peter's Novitiate in Mission, Texas. He completed his Philosophy degree in San Jose Seminary from 1957-1960. From 1960-64, he completed his S.T.B. and MA in Religious Education from Oblate College (Catholic University of America) in Washington, DC. He was ordained a priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on June 5, 1964[1]
In 1964, he was assigned assistant parish priest of Cotabato Cathedral.[1]
As Bishop and Archbishop
He was appointed Bishop-prelate of Kidapawan by Pope John Paul II on October 28, 1980.[2] Upon the prelature's elevation to diocese, he assumed the title of Bishop of Kidapawan.
On March 22, 1986, he was named Archbishop of Nueva Segovia in Ilocos Sur.
On May 30, 1998, he was named Archbishop of Cotabato, in Mindanao, an island known for its Muslim minority.
Cardinal
On January 12, 2014, Pope Francis named Quevedo as one of the 19 men to be inducted into the College of Cardinals in the consistory of February 22, 2014.[3] At that time he will become the first cardinal from Mindanao,[4] and the second Filipino cardinal-elector along with Luis Antonio Tagle.[3][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Most Rev. Orlando Quevedo - official profile in CBCP Online
- ^ Archbishop Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. information from Catholic Hierarchy website
- ^ a b Pope Francis Announces Names of New Cardinals. From the Vatican News service. Retrieved on January 13, 2014.
- ^ FIRST FROM MINDANAO | Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo among 16 new cardinals. TV5.
- ^ [1]
Viehland, N.J. (January 14, 2014). "Quevedo red hat boosts hope for local church". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
