The Archbishop of Cotabato, Orlando B. Quevedo, is among 19 men that will be elevated to cardinals next month, this is according to a statement released by Vatican January 12, 2014.
The following is the list of 19 churchmen that Pope Francis will install as new cardinals in a Vatican ceremony on Feb. 22:
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Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Quevedo was ordained as a priest in 1964 and became bishop in 1980. On May 30, 1998, he was appointed Archbishop of Cotabato. The new cardinal of the Catholic Church is now 74 years old.
- Pietro Parolin, Titular Archbishop of Acquapendente, Secretary of State.
- Lorenzo Baldisseri, Titular Archbishop of Diocleziana, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.
- Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Regensburg, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
- Beniamino Stella, Titular Archbishop of Midila, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.
- Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, United Kingdom.
- Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua.
- Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec, Canada.
- Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
- Orani Joao Tempesta, O.Cist., Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro.
- Gualtiero Bassetti, Archbishop of Perugia-Citta della Pieve, Italy.
- Mario Aurelio Poli, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Andrew Yeom Soo jung, Archbishop of Seoul, South Korea.
- Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., Archbishop of Santiago del Cile, Chile.
- Philippe Nakellentuba Ouedraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
- Orlando B. Quevedo, O.M.I., Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines.
- Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, Haiti.
- Loris Francesco Capovilla, Titular Archbishop of Mesembria.
- Fernando Sebastian Aguilar, C.M.F., Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona.
- Kelvin Edward Felix, Archbishop emeritus of Castries.