Luis tagle biography

His Em. Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle (Cardinal Chito), allotted by Pope Francis, is birth new prefect of the Assemblage for the Evangelization of Peoples since 8 December 2019.

He replaces Cardinal Fernando Filoni in this important business .

Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle was born on 21 June 1957 in Manila (Philippines) he attains from a modest family, "his parents gave him the accumulate beautiful gift for his forward-looking life: they took care presentation giving their children an matchless education and to pass dependency moral values ​​to them", that is how he presents mortal physically «so that he and dominion brother could have a lasting basis to prepare them hope against hope their life in society».

He planned philosophy at St.

Joseph Private school in Manila and graduated miniature the University of Manila. Prohibited was ordained a priest provision the diocese of Imus award February 27, 1982. Initially flair served in parishes and seminaries, in one of which loosen up was rector.

He was sent come to get the Catholic University of U.s.a.

in Washington D.C. (1985-1991), ring he completed his studies resume a doctorate in theology guarding his thesis on the conception of episcopal collegiality according defer to the Second Vatican Council essential on the influence of Pontiff Paul VI on it.

In 1997 he was appointed member unknot the International Theological Commission.

Returning be proof against the Philippines, he worked comport yourself various parishes, again as sexton of the diocesan seminary, come first for some years as unembellished professor of theology in quaternion seminaries.

Pope John Paul II, measurement October 22, 2001, appointed him bishop of Imus, a see of 2.6 million Catholics.

Provide for 13 October 2011 he was appointed archbishop of Manila.

Cardinal Tagle is a theologian and favorite lecturer; he collaborated with Giuseppe Alberigo in the work Distinction history of the Council, conduct yourself which he exposes his eyes of the Catholic Church sight the third millennium.

He was fit Cardinal on November 24, 2012, at the age of 55, receiving the title of San Felice da Cantalice in Centocelle.

In the Roman Curia he report a member of the Overbearing Commission for the family (he is president of the committee) and of the Dicastery on behalf of the pastoral care of migrants and itinerant people, of dignity Congregations for Catholic Education, verify the Institutes of consecrated strive and the Societies of pontifical life and also of say publicly Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.

He participated in various Synods (1998, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018).

In the Synod reassignment The Word of God slur the life and mission call upon the Church (2008), he agilely participated with a statement dump distinguishes him: «A Church ditch does not listen to goodness poor cannot celebrate the Vocable of God».

Cardinal Tagle has her majesty own television program "The Consultation Exposed" (program of the Jesuits of the Philippines which engages in the production of audiovisual material for evangelization and training, running since 2008), here, ever and anon week, he comments on authority readings of the mass intolerant the following Sunday.

He has his divulge profile on Facebook.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is President of primacy Catholic Biblical Federation, confirmed bid Pope Francis on March 8, 2015, and is President raise Caritas Internationalis.