Luis Antonio Tagle
Filipino Catholic cardinal (born 1957)
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- He previously served as the 32nd Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020, and earlier on as Bishop of Imus from 2001-2011.
- Dubbed the "Asian Francis", Tagle is often seen as a representative of the Catholic Church's progressive wing.
- Early life and studies Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle was born on June 21, 1957, in Manila, the eldest child of devout Catholic parents, Manuel Topacio Tagle, an ethnic Tagalog and his Chinese Filipino wife, Milagros Gokim, who previously worked for Equitable Bank.
- The Tagle surname is originally Spanish, from the northern region of Cantabria).
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle ( TAH-gleh, Tagalog: [lʊˈwis ɐnˈtonɪo ˈtaɡlɛ]; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, and has been the Pro-Prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) since December 8, 2019. He previously served as the 32nd Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020, and earlier on as Bishop of Imus from 2001-2011. Tagle is the current Cardinal Bishop of Albano and also serves as the President of the Catholic Biblical Federation, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, and as a member of various departments and dicasteries in the Roman Curia. He is often referred to by his nickname, Chito.
Dubbed the "Asian Francis", Tagle is often seen as a representative of the Catholic Church's progressive wing. He was called a papabile for the papal conclaves of 2013 and 2025.
Early life and studies
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle was born on June 21, 1957, in Manila, the eldest child of devout Catholic parents, Manuel Topacio Tagle, an ethnic Tagalog and his Chinese Filipino wife, Milagros Gokim, who previously worked for Equitable Bank. Tagle's paternal grandfather, Florencio, came from Imus, Cavite; the Tagle family were from the Spanish, lowland Christian aristocracy known as the Principalía, which were the elite prior to the 1896 Philippine Revolution. The Tagle surname is originally Spanish, from the northern region of Cantabria). Florencio was injured by a bomb explosion during the Second World War; Tagle's grandmother made a living by running a local diner.
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