MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has named Jose Cardinal Advincula of Capiz as the 33rd archbishop of Manila, the Vatican announced on Thursday. Advincula, 68, succeeds Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, who was called to Rome as prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The prelate was made a cardinal in November 2020 after years as archbishop of the said province. Advincula told Vatican News last year when we has made a cardinal that the Pope "really wanted to communicate to the people in the peripheries, that they too are being attended to by the Church." Advincula, in particular, was a member of the Commission for Indigenous Peoples within the Philippine bishops' conference or the CBCP.

Source: Philippine Star March 25, 2021 12:11 UTC