Ricardo Cardinal Vidal
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Ricardo Jamin Vidal (born 6 February 1931) is a Filipino Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Cebu in the Roman Catholic Church.
Born in Mogpog, Vidal studied at the Minor Seminary of the Most Holy Rosary and the San Carlos Seminary in Makati City, Metro Manila. Ordained as a priest on 17 March 1956, Vidal became the spiritual director of the local Seminary of Mount Carmel.
Elected bishop in 1971, he was promoted to Archbishop of Cebu in 1982 and proclaimed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 25 May 1985. He also helped found the Catechist Missionaries of St. Theresa, a Catholic religious order.
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| Styles of Ricardo Vidal |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Cebu |
He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI, the only Filipino Cardinal to have joined the 2005 conclave due to Cardinal Jaime Sin's poor health.
[edit] External links
- Biography at catholic-pages.com
- Ricardo Jamin Cardinal Vidal at catholic-hierarchy.org
- Ricardo Jamin Cardinal Vidal at cardinalrating.com
- Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal at cbcponline.net
| Preceded by: Julio Rosales y Ras |
Archbishop of Cebu 1982–present |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
