Rufino Santos

Rufino Jiao Santos (August 26, 1908 – September 3, 1973) was a Filipino priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He is known as the first Filipino Cardinal.West, Barbara A. (2010).  Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania, p. 363.	

Early life
Rufino Santos was born in Guagua, Pampanga. Santos studied at San Carlos Seminary from 1921 to 1927. He also studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.San Carlos Seminary Alumni Association ,  "Rufino Cardinal Santos" ; retrieved 2012-6-21.

Priest
Santos became a priest in 1931. He was ordained at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome.

Bishop
Santos became a bishop in 1947. He was made archbishop of Manila on March 25, 1953.

Repairs and renovation of Manila Cathedral were completed in 1958.

Cardinal
Pope John XXIII made Santos a cardinal on March 28, 1960.Cortesi, Arnaldo.  "Pope John Names a Negro Cardinal; A Native African, a Japanese and a Filipino Among 7 to Be Princes of Church," New York Times. March 4, 1960. Retrieved 2011-10-28.

In 1970, Cardinal Santos was host for Pope Paul VI when he visited the Philippines.

References

Other websites
 Rufino Cardinal Santos at Catholic Hierarchy

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