# Jose Tomas Sanchez > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jose_Tomas_Sanchez > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jose_Tomas_Sanchez.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Tomas_Sanchez > Source revision: 1355153172 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Filipino Archbishop and Cardinal (1929–2012) José Tomás Sánchez Former Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Portrait of Jose Cardinal Sanchez. From the Pontificio Collegio Filippino collection. Province Nueva Segovia See Nueva Segovia Predecessor Antonio Innocenti † Successor Dario Castrillon Hoyos Other posts Bishop of Lucena Archbishop of Nueva Segovia Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna Cardinal-Priest of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna Orders Ordination May 12, 1946 Consecration May 12, 1968 by Carmine Rocco Created cardinal June 28, 1991 by Pope John Paul II Rank Cardinal-Priest Personal details Born (1920-03-17)March 17, 1920 Pandan, Catanduanes, Philippine Islands Died March 9, 2012(2012-03-09) (aged 91) Manila, Philippines[1] Buried Virac Cathedral, Virac, Catanduanes Motto "Doce me facere voluntatem" ("Teach to do thy will") Coat of arms Styles of Jose Tomas Sanchez Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Religious style Monsignor Informal style Cardinal See Nueva Segovia **José Tomás Sánchez** (March 17, 1920 – March 9, 2012) was a [Filipino Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church_in_the_Philippines) prelate who served as [prefect](/source/Prefect) of the [Congregation for the Clergy](/source/Dicastery_for_the_Clergy) from 1991 to 1996. He previously held several diocesan bishop positions in the Philippines, the last of which was [Archbishop of Nueva Segovia](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Nueva_Segovia) from 1982 to 1986. He was ordained a [priest](/source/Priest) on May 12, 1946, and consecrated bishop on May 12, 1968, following his appointment as [Auxiliary Bishop of Cáceres](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_C%C3%A1ceres). He was elevated to [cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)) on June 28, 1991, by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II). ## Early life and education Sánchez was born in [Pandan](/source/Pandan%2C_Catanduanes) in the island-province of [Catanduanes](/source/Catanduanes). He was the eighth of ten children born to Patricio Sánchez and Paz Tomás, who was said to be of Spanish descent.[2] He attended the Holy Rosary Seminary (then named *Seminario del Santísimo Rosario*) in [Naga City](/source/Naga_City%2C_Camarines_Sur), and afterwards obtained his doctorate in theology at the [University of Santo Tomás](/source/University_of_Santo_Tomas) of [Manila](/source/Manila). ## Early priesthood After an early ambition to become an engineer, Sánchez almost did not enter the priesthood when [Imperial Japan](/source/Empire_of_Japan) temporarily closed the seminary during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War); his friends from the seminary encouraged him to continue his studies.[2] Sanchez was ordained on May 12, 1946, as a priest from [Sorsogon](/source/Sorsogon), where he was asked to teach at the Peñafrancia Seminary. According to him, he taught Latin, Spanish and, because no one else could ably teach the subjects, Geometry and Algebra. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Caceres on February 5, 1968, at 47 years old, and became Titular Bishop of Lesvi.[3] ## Episcopacy ### Bishop of Lucena On December 13, 1971, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena with the right to succeed as [Bishop of Lucena](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Lucena) upon the see's vacancy, which he did on September 25, 1976, at age 56.[3] ### Archbishop of Nueva Segovia On June 12, 1982, he was appointed by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) as [Archbishop of Nueva Segovia](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Nueva_Segovia), succeeding Most Rev. Juan C. Sison. He resigned from the seat on March 22, 1986, due to his appointment to the [Roman Curia](/source/Roman_Curia) as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.[3] ### Roman Curia and cardinalate On October 30, 1985, he was appointed to the [Roman Curia](/source/Roman_Curia) as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. On June 28, 1991, he was elevated by Pope John Paul II to the [College of Cardinals](/source/College_of_Cardinals) as [Cardinal-Deacon](/source/Cardinal-Deacon) of *[San Pio V a Villa Carpegna](/source/San_Pio_V_a_Villa_Carpegna)*. On July 1, 1991, he was also appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy and President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. He retired as Prefect on June 15, 1996. He was elevated to Cardinal-Priest after 10 years on February 26, 2002.[3] ## Return to the Philippines and death Sánchez returned to the Philippines in December 2010, ostensibly to fight the [Reproductive Health Bill](/source/Reproductive_Health_Bill), which he believed will destroy the Filipino family due to the promotion of extramarital sex and premarital sex that comes with the distribution of contraceptives.[4] "His constant prayer was that Europe’s loss of its Christian faith would never happen in the Philippines," wrote former Senator [Francisco Tatad](/source/Francisco_Tatad). "And he would contribute his last strength to the fight of the Filipino family against the international reproductive health lobby, which has destroyed the family and killed the Christian faith in many parts of the world."[5] Cardinal Sánchez died on March 9, 2012, at the age of 91 due to multiple organ failure and 8 days before his 92nd birthday. He was the longest-living Filipino Cardinal, until August 2024, when Cardinal [Gaudencio Rosales](/source/Gaudencio_Rosales) turned 92 on August 10, making Sanchez the second longest-lived Filipino Cardinal.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jose Cardinal Sanchez, 1920-2012"](http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/250828/news/nation/jose-cardinal-sanchez-1920-2012). 9 March 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-youtube.com_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-youtube.com_2-1) [*Power To Unite with Elvira Cardinal Jose T Sanchez 2of7*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frL-GbUBRT0&NR=1,). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/frL-GbUBRT0) from the original on 2021-12-11. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hierarchy_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hierarchy_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Hierarchy_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Hierarchy_3-3) ["José Tomás Cardinal Sánchez"](https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsajt.html). *[Catholic-Hierarchy.org](/source/Catholic-Hierarchy.org)*. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.[*[self-published source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 April 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Francisco Tatad, *In Memoriam Cardinal Jose Tomas Sanchez*, March 9, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cbcpnews.com_6-0)** ["Cardinal Sanchez dies at 91 | CBCP News"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120312092708/http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/18860). Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. ## External links - [Vatican Cardinal Bio](https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_sanchez_jt_en.html) - [Cardinal Sanchez bio](https://web.archive.org/web/20060826183125/http://catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals_bio.asp?ref=139) - [https://web.archive.org/web/20120325092035/http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2012/mar22/xjose.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20120325092035/http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2012/mar22/xjose.html) Bicol Mail Catholic Church titles Preceded by Alfredo Obviar Bishop of Lucena 25 September 1976 – 12 January 1982 Succeeded by Ruben T. Profugo Preceded by Juan C. Sison Archbishop of Nueva Segovia 12 January 1982 – 22 March 1986 Succeeded by Orlando Beltran Quevedo Preceded by Antonio Innocenti Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy July 1991 – June 1996 Succeeded by Darío Castrillón Hoyos Preceded by Luigi Dadaglio Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna (Previously a Cardinal-Deacon) 1991–2012 Succeeded by James Michael Harvey v t e Cardinals created by John Paul II 1979 Casaroli Caprio Cé Righi-Lambertini Căn Civardi Corripio y Ahumada Asajiro Satowaki Etchegaray Ballestrero Ó Fiaich Carter Macharski Rubin Kung Pin-mei 1983 Khoraish Yago Sabattani Kuharić Casoria Lebrún Moratinos Bernardin Kitbunchu do Nascimento López Trujillo Danneels Williams Martini Lustiger Glemp Vaivods Meisner de Lubac 1985 Dadaglio Lourdusamy Arinze Fresno Innocenti Obando y Bravo Mayer Suquía Goicoechea Hamer Vidal Gulbinowicz Tzadua Tomko Lubachivsky Deskur Poupard Vachon Decourtray Castillo Lara Wetter Piovanelli Simonis Gagnon Stickler Law O'Connor Biffi Pavan 1988 Martínez Somalo Silvestrini Felici Grégoire Padiyara Freire Falcão Giordano dos Santos Canestri Javierre Ortas Pimenta Revollo Bravo Clancy Moreira Neves Hickey Szoka Paskai Tumi Groër Martin Hensbach Sladkevičius Margéot Wu 1991 Sodano Todea Laghi Cassidy Coffy Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi López Rodríguez Sanchez Noè Quarracino Angelini Mahony Posadas Ocampo Bevilacqua Saldarini Daly Ruini Korec Schwery Sterzinsky del Mestri Dezza 1994 Sfeir Vlk Poggi Shirayanagi Fagiolo Furno Oviedo Cavada Winning Suárez Rivera Ortega y Calamino Darmaatmadja Schotte Eyt Agustoni Wamala Keeler Vargas Alzamora Turcotte Carles Gordó Maida Puljić Razafindratandra Tụng Sandoval Íñiguez Echeverría Ruiz Świątek Tonini Koliqi Congar Grillmeier 1998 Medina Estévez Bovone Castrillón Hoyos Antonelli Stafford De Giorgi Fernandes de Araújo Rouco Varela Ambrozic Balland Tettamanzi Pengo Schönborn Rivera Carrera George Shan Kuo-hsi Kozłowiecki Cheli Colasuonno Monduzzi Jaworski Pujats 2001 Re Thuận Cacciavillan Sebastiani Grocholewski Saraiva Martins Sepe Mejía Daoud Pompedda Kasper Degenhardt González Zumárraga Dias Majella Agnelo Rubiano Sáenz McCarrick Connell Bačkis Errázuriz Ossa Terrazas Sandoval Napier Rodríguez Maradiaga Agré Billé Velasco Cipriani Thorne Álvarez Martínez Hummes Vithayathil Bergoglio Policarpo Poletto Murphy-O'Connor Egan Huzar Lehmann Ghattas Honoré Tucci Scheffczyk Dulles 2003 Tauran Martino Marchisano Herranz Casado Lozano Barragán Hamao Nicora Scola Okogie Panafieu Zubeir Wako Amigo Vallejo Rigali O'Brien Scheid Antonelli Bertone Turkson Toppo Pell Bozanić Mẫn Quezada Toruño Barbarin Erdő Ouellet Cottier Joos Špidlík Nagy Catholic Church portal v t e Filipino cardinals The Roman Curia ✠ José Tomás Sánchez Luis Antonio Tagle Metropolitan See of Manila ✠ Rufino J. 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