Romulo T. de la Cruz
Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz, D.D., (June 24, 1947 – December 10, 2021) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zamboanga in the Philippines. Life and Ministry. Romulo T. de la Cruz was born on June 24, 1947, in Balasan, Iloilo where he was ordained priest of Cotabato, Philippines on December 8, 1972. He was ordained Coadjutor Bishop for the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Isabela in 1988 to succeed Bishop Jose Maria Mendizabal in 1989. In 2002, he was also appointed Coadjutor Bishop of  the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique, and also succeeded as Bishop in 2002. He became the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kidapawan on May 14, 2008. On March 15, 2014, Pope Francis appointed de la Cruz as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zamboanga, which was vacant since Archbishop Romulo Valles was appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Davao. De la Cruz died on December 10, 2021, at the age of 74.