- José Tomás Sánchez
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honorific-prefix = His Eminence
name = Jose Tomas Sanchez
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title = CardinalPrefect Emeritus of theCongregation for the Clergy
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see =Congregation for the Clergy
enthroned = 1 Jul 1991
ended = 15 Jun 1996 (Retired)
predecessor =Antonio Innocenti †
successor =Darío Castrillón Hoyos
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cardinal =June 28 ,1991
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other_post = Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1920|03|17|mf=y
birthplace =Pandan ,Catanduanes
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José Tomás Sánchez (born
March 17 ,1920 ) is aRoman Catholic Prefect Emeritus of theCongregation for the Clergy andCardinal Priest from thePhilippines . He was born in Pandan town in the island-province ofCatanduanes and attended the seminary of the Holy Rosary in Naga City, where he obtained a doctorate in theology at theUniversity of Santo Tomas ofManila . He was ordained apriest on12 May 1946 .As a priest, Sánchez carried out an intense pastoral activity in
Sorsogon andLegazpi City , dioceses in which for a period, wasvicar general . He also taught at the minor seminary of Sorsogon, Academy of St. Agnes, superior school of Albay and at the Aquinas University in Legazpi city. He also taught at the major seminary of the Holy Rosary in Naga City.infobox cardinalstyles
cardinal name=José Tomás Sánchez
dipstyle=His Eminence
offstyle=Your Eminence
See=Congregation for the Clergy &
Nueva Segovia(emeritus )|On5 February 1968 , he was electedtitular bishop ofLesvi and Auxiliary of Caceres. He received episcopal ordination on12 May 1968 . On12 December 1972 he was named Coadjutor of the Bishop of Lucena whom he succeeded on25 September 1976 .From 1970, he was a member of the Administrative Council of the
Conference of Bishops of the Philippines ; from 1976, President of the Committee for the Apostolate of the Laity; from 1976 to 1980, co-president of a Church-military commission; and from 1981 to 1985, member of the permanent commission of theFederation of the Asian Bishops’ Conferences . In 1974, he was a delegate of the Philippines at the III Assembly of theSynod of Bishops , dedicated to evangelization.On
12 January 1982 he became Archbishop of Nueva Segovia and resigned on22 March 1986 . From30 October 1985 until 1991, he was Secretary of theCongregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in theRoman Curia .As Secretary of the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, in the Encyclical "
Redemptoris missio " he offered a comment especially in reference to the specific aspects inherent to the activity of hisdicastery .July 1991 he was named
Prefect of theCongregation for the Clergy (until June 1996), and served from 1991-1993 as President of Commission for Preservation of Artistic and Historic Patrimony of the Church. Sanchez was created and proclaimed aCardinal-Deacon byJohn Paul II in theconsistory of28 June 1991 , of the Title of "S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna " (deaconry raisedpro hac vice to presbyteral title).External links
* [http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_sanchez_jt_en.html Vatican Cardinal Bio]
* [http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals_bio.asp?ref=139 José Cardinal Sánchez bio]
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