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Rosales y Ras (September 18, 1906 – June 2, 1983), the second Archbishop of Cebu, was a

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of the

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. A native of Calbayog, he made his studies at the Seminary of Calbayog and was ordained in his hometown on June 2, 1929. From 1929 to 1946, he did pastoral work in the diocese of Calbayog. He was consecrated bishop of

Tagbilaran Tagbilaran, officially the City of Tagbilaran ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Tagbilaran), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,976 people. Encompassing a la ...

on September 21, 1946.

Archbishop of Cebu

On December 17, 1949, Rosales was promoted to the metropolitan see of Cebu. During his reign, in 1965, Cebu hosted the celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines.

College of Cardinals

Rosales was elevated to the college of cardinals by

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in the consistory of April 28, 1969 and given the

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. He also participated in both conclaves of 1978. He resigned the pastoral government of his

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, on August 24, 1982 and died less than a year later in

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

, his beloved episcopal city.

Burial

Julio Rosales is buried at the mausoleum of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

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. His mementos are currently on display at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu.

Family

Julio Rosales was the brother of Philippine Senator Decoroso Rosales. The Senator named his grandson Julio Rosales II.

External links

Catholic Hierarchy - Julio Cardinal Rosales y Ras †
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosales, Julio 1906 births 1983 deaths Filipino cardinals Filipino Roman Catholics Participants in the Second Vatican Council Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI Roman Catholic bishops of Tagbilaran People from Calbayog Visayan people Roman Catholic archbishops of Cebu Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines