Orlando Beltran Quevedo[pronunciation?] (born 11 March 1939) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since 2014, he was Archbishop of Cotabato from 1998 to 2018. He became a bishop in 1980.
Orlando B. Quevedo | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato | |
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| Province | Cotabato |
| See | Cotabato |
| Installed | 30 May 1998 |
| Term ended | 6 November 2018 |
| Predecessor | Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. |
| Successor | Angelito Lampon |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata |
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| Ordination | 5 June 1964 |
| Consecration | 15 November 1982 by Bruno Torpigliani |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1939 |
| Motto | Caritas congaudet veritati (Love rejoices in the truth) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Early life
editOrlando Beltran Quevedo was born on 11 March 1939, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. Beginning in 1945, he attended grades 1 to 3 in Laoag Shamrock School, and finished grades 4 to 6 in Marbel Central Elementary School in Marbel, South Cotabato, graduating in 1950. He attended Notre Dame High School in Marbel from 1950 to 1954.[1]
Priesthood
editQuevedo studied at San José Seminary from 1954 to 1956, but spent his novitiate in St. Peter's Novitiate in Mission, Texas. He earned his degree in philosophy from San José Seminary in 1960, and in 1964 received his S.T.B. and MA in Religious Education from Oblate College (Catholic University of America) in Washington, D.C. He was ordained a priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on 5 June 1964.[1]
In 1964, he was assigned assistant parish priest of Cotabato Cathedral.[1]
Episcopacy
editQuevedo was appointed Bishop-Prelate of Kidapawan by Pope John Paul II on 28 October 1980.[2] Upon the prelature's elevation to diocese, he assumed the title Bishop of Kidapawan.
On 22 March 1986, he was named Archbishop of Nueva Segovia in Ilocos Sur, and[2] on 30 May 1998, he was named Archbishop of Cotabato.[2]
Cardinal
editOn 12 January 2014, Pope Francis named Quevedo as one of 19 men to be inducted into the College of Cardinals in the consistory of 22 February 2014, with the titular church of Santa Maria "Regina Mundi" a Torre Spaccata.[3][4] He is the first cardinal from Mindanao[4] and, until his 80th birthday, the second Filipino cardinal-elector, along with Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila. Pope Francis named him member in Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
On 6 November 2018, Pope Francis accepted Quevedo's resignation as archbishop.[5]
Cardinal Quevedo ceased to be a cardinal-elector on his 80th birthday.
Other posts
editIn 1994 Quevedo received the most votes for election to the General Council of the Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops in Rome.[4]
Quevedo is a former secretary-general of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences and former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Most Rev. Orlando Beltran Quevedo, OMI, D.D." Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Orlando Beltran Cardinal Quevedo, O.M.I." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ "Pope Francis Announces Names of New Cardinals". Vatican Radio. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "FIRST FROM MINDANAO: Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo among 16 new cardinals". News5. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 06.11.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Esmaquel II, Paterno (16 January 2014). "New cardinal: 'Spokesman' from the poorest islands". Rappler. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
External links
edit- "Quevedo Card. Orlando Beltran, O.M.I." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Orlando Quevedo
- CBCP Online (official profile)
- "Quevedo red hat boosts hope for local church" Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine National Catholic Reporter, 14 January 2014