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.
Julio Rosales | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Cebu | |
 Cebu Archbishop Julio Rosales, 1950 | |
| Province | Cebu |
| See | Cebu |
| Installed | December 17, 1949 |
| Term ended | August 24, 1982 |
| Predecessor | Gabriel M. Reyes |
| Successor | Ricardo Vidal |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 2, 1929 |
| Consecration | September 21, 1946 by Guglielmo Piani |
| Created cardinal | April 28, 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julio Rosales y Ras September 18, 1906 |
| Died | June 2, 1983 (aged 76) Cebu City |
| Buried | Mausoleum at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | TE AMARI FACIAM ("I will love you") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Archbishop of Cebu
editOn 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.[1]
College of Cardinals
editRosales 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.
| Styles of Julio Rosales y Ras | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Cebu |
Burial
editJulio 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
editJulio Rosales was the brother of Philippine Senator Decoroso Rosales. The senator named his grandson Julio Rosales II.
