Luis Antonio Tagle
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About
Roman Catholic Filipino Cardinal who was installed as the Archbishop of Manila in 2011. In 2022, he was appointed Pro-Prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization.
Before fame
He earned a Bachelor's degree in Pre-Divinity from Ateneo De Manila University in 1977.
Trivia
He is only the seventh Filipino to be made a cardinal by the Catholic Church and was brought to tears upon his appointment.
Family life
His family was a part of the Filipino Principalía, the country's lowland, Hispanic colonized aristocracy.
Associated with
He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
