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Cardinal Sanchez dies at age 91

Was the first Filipino to served in more than one post at the Vatican
Cardinal Sanchez dies at age 91
Cardinal Sanchez
Published: March 09, 2012 08:42 AM GMT
Updated: March 09, 2012 08:42 AM GMT

Jose Cardinal Sanchez, who once served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy at the Vatican, died in Manila today. He was 91. Sanchez died of multiple organ failure at the Cardinal Santos Memorial Medical Center, the Catholic bishops’ conference said in a message posted on its website. He was a priest for over 65 years, a bishop for over 43 years and a cardinal for more than 20 years. Born on March 17, 1920 in Pandan, Catanduanes, Cardinal Sanchez was ordained a priest in Sorsogon in 1946. At the age of 47, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Caceres, then known as Nueva Caceres, in February 1968 and Titular Bishop of Lezvi. Three years later he was named Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena before succeeding Bishop Alfredo Mario Obviar in September, 1976. After serving as Lucena bishop for just over five years, he was named Archbishop of Nueva Segovia on January 12, 1982 and in October, 1985 appointed Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Pope John Paul II named him Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy on July 1, 1991 and he was appointed President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. Cardinal Sanchez was the first Filipino Churchman to have served in more than one capacity in the Holy See. His Funeral Mass is expected to be held on Monday.  

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