Romulo T. Dela Cruz

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Romulo Tolentino Dela Cruz

Archbishop of Zamboanga
Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz, DD.jpg
Portrait of Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz taken at the seminary chapel of Pastor Bonus Seminary.
See Zamboanga
Installed2014
Term ended2021
Predecessor Romulo Valles
SuccessorSede Vacante
Orders
Ordination08 December 1972
Consecration16 March 1988
Personal details
Born(1947-06-24)June 24, 1947
Balasan, Philippines
Died(2021-12-10)December 10, 2021
Zamboanga City, Philippines [1]
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s) Bishop of Kidapawan

Romulo Tolentino Dela Cruz, D.D., (born in Balasan, June 24, 1947 - December 10, 2021), [2] was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zamboanga in the Philippines.

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Styles of
Romulo Tolentino Dela Cruz
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Life and Ministry

Romulo T. Dela Cruz was born in June 24, 1947 in Balasan, Iloilo where he was ordained priest of Cotabato, Philippines on December 8, 1972. He was ordained as Coadjutor Bishop for the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Isabela in 1988 to succeed Bishop Jose Maria Mendizabal in 1989. In 2002, he was also appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique, which also succeeded as Bishop on 2002. He became the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kidapawan on May 14, 2008. [3]

On March 15, 2014, Pope Francis appointed Dela Cruz as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zamboanga, which was vacant since Archbishop Romulo Valles was appointed as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Davao. [4]

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References

  1. "Zamboanga's Archbishop De la Cruz dies at 74". CBCP News. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. Archbishop Archbishop Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz
  3. Pope Francis names Bishop Dela Cruz as the new Archbishop of Zamboanga
  4. Archdiocese of Zamboanga
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Kidapawan
20062014
Succeeded by
Archbishop of Zamboanga
20142021
Vacant