Julio Rosales
{{Short description|Filipino Cardinal and the former Archbishop of Cebu}}
{{Philippine name|Rosales|Ras|ph=spanish}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Cardinal
| honorific-prefix = His Eminence
| name = Julio Rosales
| honorific-suffix =
| title = Cardinal, Archbishop of Cebu
| image = Julio Rosales.jpg
| caption = Cebu Archbishop Julio Rosales, 1950
| province = Cebu
| see = Cebu
| enthroned = December 17, 1949
| ended = August 24, 1982
| predecessor = Gabriel M. Reyes
| successor = Ricardo Vidal
| ordination = June 2, 1929
| consecration = September 21, 1946
| consecrated_by = Guglielmo Piani
| cardinal = April 28, 1969
| created_cardinal_by = Pope Paul VI
| rank = Cardinal-priest
| other_post =
| birth_name = Julio Rosales y Ras
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|9|18|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Calbayog, Samar, Philippine Islands
| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|6|2|1906|9|18|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Cebu City
| buried = Mausoleum at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
| nationality =
| religion = Catholic
| alma_mater =
| coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Julio Rosales y Ras.svg
| motto = TE AMARI FACIAM ("I will love you")
| signature =
}}
Julio Rosales y Ras (Filipino: Julio Ras Rosales, September 18, 1906 – June 2, 1983), the second Archbishop of Cebu, was a Filipino cardinal of the Catholic Church. 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 on September 21, 1946.
Archbishop of Cebu
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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.{{Cite web | title=The Catholic Northwest Progress 30 April 1965 — Washington Digital Newspapers | url=https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CATHNWP19650430.2.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623234226/https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CATHNWP19650430.2.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- | access-date=2025-02-27 | archive-date=2024-06-23}}
College of Cardinals
Rosales was elevated to the college of cardinals by Pope Paul VI in the consistory of April 28, 1969 and given the titular church of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia. He also participated in both conclaves of 1978. He resigned the pastoral government of his archdiocese, on August 24, 1982 and died less than a year later in Cebu City, his beloved episcopal city.
{{Infobox cardinal styles
| cardinal name = Julio Rosales y Ras
| dipstyle = His Eminence
| offstyle = Your Eminence
| relstyle = Monsignor
| See = Cebu
| deathstyle =
| image = Coat of arms of Julio Rosales y Ras.svg
| image_size = 200px
}}
Burial
Julio Rosales is buried at the mausoleum of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. 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.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brora.html Catholic Hierarchy - Julio Cardinal Rosales y Ras †]
- {{Find a Grave|7978520}}
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{{succession box | before=Juan C. Sison| title= CBCP President | years=1961–1966 | after=Lino R. Gonzaga }}
{{succession box | before=Teopisto Valderrama Alberto| title= CBCP President | years=1974–1976 | after=Jaime Sin }}
{{succession box | before=Gabriel M. Reyes| title=Archbishop of Cebu | years=1949–1982 | after=Ricardo Vidal}}
{{succession box | before=Title Created| title= Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Vitinia | years=1969–1983 | after=Mario Luigi Ciappi }}
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{{Filipino Cardinals}}
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu}}
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran}}
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Category:Filipino Roman Catholics
Category:Participants in the Second Vatican Council
Category:Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Tagbilaran
Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Cebu
Category:Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines