Archbishop Orlando B. Quevedo of Cotabato is one of the bishop worldwide who will be named as Cardinal this coming February according to Vatican Radio, the official broadcasting service of Vatican.
Watch the video report from ABS-CBN:
The Filipino bishop is one of the 19 prelates elected by Pope Francis to the rank of Cardinal in the world’s largest religion, the Roman Catholic Church. Sixteen of the 19 Cardinals including Archbishop Quevedo will be “cardinal electors,” which means that they can enter a conclave to choose the next Pope.
According to a news report by ABS-CBN, among those who will be named “cardinal electors” are bishops from Germany, Britain, Italy, Nicaragua, Canada, Ivory Coast, Brazil,Argentina, South Korea, Chile, Burkina Faso, and Haiti.
The Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis will held the “consistory” or the ceremony to elevate the new cardinals this coming February 12, 2014.
Here’s the announcement made by Pope Francis:
“As was previously announced, on February 22, the Feast of the Chair of Peter, I will have the joy of holding a Consistory, during which I will name 16 new cardinals, who, coming from 12 countries from every part of the world, represent the deep ecclesial relationship between the Church of Rome and the other Churches throughout the world. The following day [February 23] I will preside at a solemn concelebration with the new Cardinals, while on February 20 and 21 I will hold a Consistory with all the Cardinals to reflect on the theme of the family,” the Pope announced.
Pope Francis, the head of the one-billion strong Catholics worldwide asked for prayers for the new cardinals so they can fulfill their duties for the church.
