Jose Tomas Sanchez

José Tomás Sánchez (March 17, 1920 –

March 9, 2012) was a Filipino cardinal of
the Roman Catholic Church who held sev‐
eral posts in the Roman Curia, the highest
of which was Prefect of the Congregation
for the Clergy from 1991–1996. Prior to
his appointment to the Roman Curia, he
held several diocesan bishop positions in
the Philippines, the last of which was Arch‐
bishop of Nueva Segovia from 1982–
1986. He was ordained a priest on May 12,
1946. He was consecrated bishop on May
12, 1968, following his appointment as
Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Cáceres, and
was elevated to cardinal on June 28, 1991,
by Pope John Paul II.
 His Eminence

José Tomás Sánchez

Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

Province Nueva Segovia

See Nueva Segovia

Installed July 1, 1991

Term ended June 15, 1996 (Retired)

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

C di lPi fS
 Cardinal-Priest of San
Pio V a Villa Carpegna
Orders

Ordination May 12, 1946

Created Cardinal June 28, 1991

by Pope John Paul II

Personal details

Born March 17, 1920

Pandan, Catanduanes,
Philippine Islands
Died March 9, 2012
(aged 91)
Manila, Philippines[1]
Denomination Roman Catholic

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

Informal style Cardinal

See Nueva Segovia

Early life and education

Sánchez was born in Pandan town in the
island-province of 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 was and attended the Holy Rosary

Seminary (then named Seminario del
Santísimo Rosario) in Naga City, and after‐
wards obtained his doctorate in theology
at the University of Santo Tomás of
Manila.

Early priesthood
After an early ambition to become an
engineer, Sánchez almost did not enter the
priesthood when Imperial Japan temporar‐
ily closed the seminary during the 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, 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
Biishop 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 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 as Archbishop 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 as Secretary of the Congreg‐
ation for the Evangelization of Peoples.[3]

Roman Curia and cardinalate

On October 30, 1985, he was appointed to

the Roman Curia as Secretary of the Con‐
gregation for the Evangelization of
Peoples. On June 28, 1991, he was elev‐
ated by Pope John Paul II to the College of
Cardinals as Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V
a Villa Carpegna. On July 1, 1991, he was
also appointed Prefect of the Congrega‐
tion for the Clergy and President of the Ad‐
ministration 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 Re‐
productive Health Bill, which he believed
will destroy the Filipino family due to the
promotion of extramarital sex and pre‐
marital sex that comes with the distribu‐
tion of contraceptives.[4]

"His constant prayer was that Europe’s

loss of its Christian faith would never hap‐
pen in the Philippines," wrote former Sen‐
ator Francisco Tatad. "And he would con‐
tribute his last strength to the fight of the
Filipino family against the international re‐
productive health lobby, which has des‐
troyed 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.[6]

References
1. [1]
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frL-
GbUBRT0&NR=1 ,
3. "José Tomás Cardinal Sánchez" .
Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Retrieved 21 January 2015.
4. Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 April 2011.
5. Francisco Tatad, In Memoriam Cardinal
Jose Tomas Sanchez, March 9, 2012.
6. http://www.cbcpnews.com/?
q=node/18860

External links
Vatican Cardinal Bio
Cardinal Sanchez bio
https://web.archive.org/web/20120325
092035/http://www.bicolmail.com/issu
e/2012/mar22/xjose.html Bicol Mail
 Catholic Church titles

Bishop of Lu‐
Preceded by cena Succeeded by
Alfredo 25 September Ruben T.
Obviar 1976 – 12 Profugo
January 1982

Archbishop of
Succeeded by
Preceded by Nueva Segovia
Orlando
Juan C. 12 January
Beltran
Sison 1982 – 22
Quevedo
March 1986

Prefect of the
Succeeded by
Preceded by Congregation
Darío
Antonio for the Clergy
Castrillón
Innocenti July 1991 –
Hoyos
June 1996
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest Succeeded by
Luigi of S. Pio V a James Mi‐
Dadaglio Villa Carpegna chael Harvey
(Previously a
Cardinal-
Deacon)
1991–2012

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