Julio Rosales Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific-Prefix:His Eminence
Julio Rosales
Cardinal, Archbishop of Cebu
Province:Cebu
See:Cebu
Enthroned:December 17, 1949
Ended:August 24, 1982
Predecessor:Gabriel M. Reyes
Successor:Ricardo Vidal
Ordination:June 2, 1929
Consecration:September 21, 1946
Consecrated By:Guglielmo Piani
Cardinal:April 28, 1969
Created Cardinal By:Pope Paul VI
Rank:Cardinal-priest
Birth Name:Julio Rosales y Ras
Birth Date:September 18, 1906
Birth Place:Calbayog, Philippine Islands
Death Place:Cebu City
Buried:Mausoleum at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
Religion:Catholic
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Julio Rosales y Ras.svg
Motto:TE AMARI FACIAM ("I will love you")

Julio Rosales y Ras (Filipino: Julio Ras Rosales, September 18, 1906 – June 2, 1983), the second Archbishop of Cebu, was a Filipino cardinal of the Catholic Church. A native of Calbayog, he made his studies at the Seminary of Calbayog and was ordained in his hometown on June 2, 1929. From 1929 to 1946, he did pastoral work in the diocese of Calbayog. He was consecrated bishop of Tagbilaran on September 21, 1946.

Archbishop of Cebu

On December 17, 1949, Rosales was promoted to the metropolitan see of Cebu. During his reign, in 1965, Cebu hosted the celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines.[1]

College of Cardinals

Rosales was elevated to the college of cardinals by Pope Paul VI in the consistory of April 28, 1969 and given the titular church of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia. He also participated in both conclaves of 1978. He resigned the pastoral government of his archdiocese, on August 24, 1982 and died less than a year later in Cebu City, his beloved episcopal city.

Cardinal Name:Julio Rosales y Ras
Dipstyle:His Eminence
Offstyle:Your Eminence
Relstyle:Monsignor

Burial

Julio Rosales is buried at the mausoleum of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. His mementos are currently on display at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu.

Family

Julio Rosales was the brother of Philippine Senator Decoroso Rosales. The senator named his grandson Julio Rosales II.

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Notes and References

  1. https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CATHNWP19650430.2.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------