# List of Filipino cardinals

The Philippines has produced ten cardinals.
The population of Catholics in the Philippines constitutes the country's largest religious denomination, as well as one of the largest Catholic populations among countries of the world. The Catholic faith was introduced to the Philippines by Spanish colonists in the sixteenth century. Some 400 years later, in 1960, Rufino J. Santos, the Archbishop of Manila, became the first Filipino cardinal. Since then, a total of ten Filipinos have been raised to the rank of cardinal.
On May 1, 2020, Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect for the Section of First Evangelization of the Dicastery for Evangelization, was promoted to the rank of cardinal-bishop. He is the first Filipino to hold the highest rank of a cardinal in the Catholic Church.
On October 6, 2024, Pope Francis named Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of Kalookan, as the tenth Filipino Cardinal. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals in a consistory on December 8, 2024. He is the first Filipino cardinal from an ordinary episcopal see in the Philippines.
There are currently three Filipino cardinal-electors: Luis Antonio Tagle, current Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization; Jose Advincula, current Archbishop of Manila; and Pablo Virgilio David, current Bishop of Kalookan.

## List of Filipino cardinals

| No. | Cardinal | Episcopal see / Dicastery | Consistory / Created Cardinal | Titular church | Conclaves participated |
| 1 | Rufino Jiao Santos | Manila | March 31, 1960 by John XXIII | Cardinal Priest of S. Maria ai Monti | 1963 |
| 2 | Julio Rosales y Ras | Cebu | April 28, 1969 by Paul VI | Cardinal Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia | August 1978 October 1978 |
| 3 | Jaime Lachica Sin | Manila | May 24, 1976 by Paul VI | Cardinal Priest of S. Maria ai Monti | August 1978 October 1978 |
| 4 | Ricardo Jamin Vidal | Cebu | May 25, 1985 by John Paul II | Cardinal Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense | 2005 |
| 5 | José Tomás Sánchez | Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy | June 6, 1991 by John Paul II Elevated as Cardinal-Priest on February 26, 2002 by John Paul II | Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna | |
| 6 | Gaudencio Borbon Rosales | Manila | March 24, 2006 by Benedict XVI | Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina | |
| 7 | Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle | Manila (2012–2020) Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2019–2022) Pro-Prefect for the Section of First Evangelization of the Dicastery for Evangelization (2022–present) | November 24, 2012, by Benedict XVI Elevated as Cardinal-Bishop on May 1, 2020 by Francis | Cardinal Bishop of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle | 2013 |
| 8 | Orlando Beltran Quevedo | Cotabato | 22 February 2014 by Francis | Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata | |
| 9. | Jose Fuerte Advincula | Capiz (November 2020–June 2021) Manila (June 2021–present) | November 28, 2020 by Francis | Cardinal Priest of San Vigilio | |
| 10. | Pablo Virgilio Siongco David | Kalookan | December 7, 2024 by Francis | Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo | |

## List by age

| No. | Cardinal | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Age |
| 1 | Gaudencio Borbon Rosales | August 10, 1932 Batangas City | | 92 years, 222 days |
| 2 | José Tomás Sánchez | March 17, 1920 Pandan, Catanduanes | March 9, 2012 Manila | 91 years, 359 days |
| 3 | Ricardo Jamin Vidal | February 6, 1931 Mogpog, Marinduque | October 18, 2017 Cebu | 86 years, 254 days |
| 4 | Orlando Beltran Quevedo | 11 March 1939 Laoag, Ilocos Norte | | 86 years, 9 days |
| 5 | Jaime Lachica Sin | August 31, 1928 New Washington, Aklan | June 21, 2005 San Juan | 76 years, 294 days |
| 6 | Julio Rosales y Ras | September 18, 1906 Calbayog, Samar | June 2, 1983 Cebu | 76 years, 257 days |
| 7 | Jose Fuerte Advincula | March 30, 1952 Dumalag, Capiz | | 72 years, 355 days |
| 8 | Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle | June 21, 1957 Imus, Cavite | | 67 years, 272 days |
| 9 | Pablo Virgilio Siongco David | March 2, 1959 Betis, Guagua, Pampanga | | 65 years, 7 months, 5 days |
| 10 | Rufino Jiao Santos | August 26, 1908 Guagua, Pampanga | September 3, 1973 Manila | 65 years, 8 days |

## Timeline of living cardinals

| From | To | Number of living cardinals | Number of living cardinals | Number of living cardinals |
| From | To | - | Total | Change |
| March 28, 1960 (Rufino J. Santos elevated to cardinal) | April 28, 1969 (Julio Rosales elevated to cardinal) | 1 cardinal (Cardinal Santos) | 1 | 1 |
| April 28, 1969 (Julio Rosales elevated to Cardinal) | September 3, 1973 (Death of Cardinal Santos) | 2 cardinals (Cardinal Santos & Cardinal J. Rosales) | 2 | 1 |
| September 3, 1973 (Death of Cardinal Santos) | May 24, 1976 (Jaime Sin elevated to Cardinal) | 1 cardinal (Cardinal J. Rosales) | 1 | 1 |
| May 24, 1976 (Jaime Sin elevated to Cardinal) | June 2, 1983 (Death of Cardinal J. Rosales) | 2 cardinals (Cardinal J. Rosales & Cardinal Sin | 2 | 1 |
| June 2, 1983 (Death of Cardinal J. Rosales) | May 25, 1985 (Ricardo Vidal elevated to Cardinal) | 1 cardinal (Cardinal Sin) | 1 | 1 |
| May 25, 1985 (Ricardo Vidal elevated to Cardinal) | June 28, 1991 (Jose Sanchez elevated to Cardinal) | 2 cardinals (Cardinal Sin & Cardinal Vidal) | 2 | 1 |
| June 28, 1991 (Jose Tomas Sanchez elevated to Cardinal) | June 21, 2005 (Death of Cardinal Sin) | 3 cardinals (Cardinals Sin, Vidal & Sanchez) | 3 | 1 |
| June 21, 2005 (Death of Cardinal Sin) | March 24, 2006 (Gaudencio Rosales elevated to Cardinal) | 2 cardinals (Cardinals Vidal & Sanchez) | 2 | 1 |
| March 24, 2006 (Gaudencio Rosales elevated to Cardinal) | March 9, 2012 (Death of Cardinal Sanchez) | 3 cardinals (Cardinals Vidal, Sanchez & G. Rosales) | 3 | 1 |
| March 9, 2012 (Death of Cardinal Sanchez) | November 24, 2012 (Luis Antonio Tagle elevated to Cardinal) | 2 cardinals (Cardinals Vidal & G. Rosales) | 2 | 1 |
| November 24, 2012 (Luis Antonio Tagle elevated to Cardinal) | February 22, 2014 (Orlando Quevedo elevated to Cardinal) | 3 cardinals (Cardinals Vidal, G. Rosales & Tagle) | 3 | 1 |
| February 22, 2014 (Orlando Quevedo elevated to Cardinal) | October 18, 2017 (Death of Cardinal Vidal) | 4 cardinals (Cardinals Vidal, G. Rosales, Tagle & Quevedo) | 4 | 1 |
| October 18, 2017 (Death of Cardinal Vidal) | November 28, 2020 (Jose Advincula elevated to Cardinal) | 3 cardinals (Cardinals G. Rosales, Tagle & Quevedo) | 3 | 1 |
| November 28, 2020 (Jose Advincula elevated to Cardinal) | December 7, 2024 (Pablo Virgilio David elevated to Cardinal) | 4 cardinals (Cardinals G. Rosales, Tagle, Quevedo & Advincula) | 4 | 1 |
| December 7, 2024 (Pablo Virgilio David elevated to Cardinal) | Present | 5 cardinals (Cardinals G. Rosales, Tagle, Quevedo, Advincula, David) | 5 | 1 |