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Rufino Jiao Santos (August 26, 1908 – September 3, 1973) was the 29th Archbishop of Manila from February 10, 1953, until his death on September 3, 1973, and was the first Filipino elevated to the rank of cardinal.
On August 26, 1908, Rufino Santos, the first Filipino Cardinal was born in Barrio Santo Niño, Guagua, Pampanga to Rosalia Jiao and Gaudencio Santos. He was baptized eight days later at the town’s parish church, one of the oldest churches in Pampanga, with Emilio Lagman, a close family friend, as sponsor. (Rufino Cardinal Santos)
Rufino Jiao Cardinal Santos † Deceased Archbishop of Manila, Philippines Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti Bishop of Philippines, Military
Sep 29, 2020 · No less than Manila Archbishop Rufino Santos penned an impassioned pastoral letter protesting the bill. It was read in all masses in the country, much to the ire of then Manila Mayor Arsenio Lacson, who allegedly walked out of the mass when he heard the pastoral letter being read.
Rufino Santos, a very young priest during the time of war and a close collaborator of Manila Archbishop Michael O’Doherty, saved the life of the old and ailing prelate by volunteering to be incarcerated on the Archbishop’s behalf.
Rufino J. Cardinal Santos (1953-1974) He served from 1953 to 1974. He succeeded Archbishop Reyes and held the distinction of being the first Filipino cardinal. Cardinal Santos paved the way for the establishment of Catholic Charities, St. Paul Hospital (now the Cardinal Santos Medical Center ).
Sep 4, 1973 · MANILA, Sept. 3 (AP)—Rufino Cardinal Santos, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila and the first Filipino to become a Cardinal, died today. He was 65 years old.
