Ricardo Jamin Vidal (born 6 February 1931) is a Filipino Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu in the Roman Catholic Church. He is the Roman Catholic titular head of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense. He retired from his office as Archbishop of Cebu in 2011. Archbishop Jose S. Palma succeeded him.
Born in Mogpog, Marinduque, 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.
Vidal was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Malolos in 1971, and was consecrated bishop by Bishop Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar. Less than two years later, he was appointed Archbishop of Lipa by Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II appointed Vidal Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu in 1981, becoming Archbishop on 24 August 1982.
Vidal helped found the Catechist Missionaries of St. Theresa, a Catholic religious order.Vidal was proclaimed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 25 May 1985. 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 Jaime Cardinal Sin’s poor health (May he rest in Peace).
Events in the Life of Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
6 Feb 1931 = Born Mogpog
17 Mar 1956 = Ordained Priest Priest of Lucena, Philippines
10 Sep 1971 = Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Malolos, Philippines
10 Sep 1971 = Appointed Titular Bishop of Claternae
30 Nov 1971 = Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Claternae
22 Aug 1973 = Appointed Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines
13 Apr 1981 = Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
24 Aug 1982 = Succeeded Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
25 May 1985 = Elevated to Cardinal
25 May 1985 = Appointed Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense
Consistory of 1985: Created Cardinal
Conclave of 2005: Participant
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda †
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Carmine Rocco †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Godofredo Pedernal Pisig †
Bishop Rafael Montiano Lim †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:
Ricardo Jamin Cardinal Vidal (1971)
Archbishop Carmine Rocco † (1961)
Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani † (1933)
Raffaele Carlo Cardinal Rossi, O.C.D. † (1920)
Gaetano Cardinal De Lai † (1911)
Pope St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto † (1884)
Lucido Maria Cardinal Parocchi † (1871)
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro † (1828)
Father Carlo Odescalchi, S.J. † (1823)
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia † (1788)
Hyacinthe-Sigismond Cardinal Gerdil, B. † (1777)
Marcantonio Cardinal Colonna † (1762)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
EDUCATION
Primary : Mogmog Elementary School
Seminary Studies
Minor : Most Holy Rosary Seminary, Sariaya, Quezon
Philosophy : Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, Lipa City
Theology : San Carlos Seminary, Makati City
Ordination
ORDINATIONS
Deacon: September 24, 1955, by Bishop Alfredo Obviar of Lucena
Priesthood: March 17, 1956, by Bishop Alfredo Obviar
Bishop: November 30, 1971, by Archbishop Carmine Rocco, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines
Ecclesiastical Honors Received
Papal Chaplain, 1969
MINISTRIES
1956-1957 – Assistant Parish Priest, Mogpog, Marinduque
- Formator, Professor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Seminary, Lucena City
1957-1965 – Professor, Spiritual Director, Major and Minor Seminaries, Diocese of Lucena
1965-1971 – Rector, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Seminary
23 Sept. 1971 – Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Malolos
26 Aug 1973 – Appointed Archbishop of Lipa
26 Aug 1981 – Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu
- Vicar General, Archdiocese of Cebu
- Parish Priest, Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
18 Sept 1982 – Installed Archbishop of Cebu
24 Apr 1985 – Elevated to the College of Cardinals
1986-1987 – President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
1989 – Chairman, CBCP-Episcopal Commission on the Clergy
1985-1994 – Convenor of the Standing Committee, Federation of Asian Bishops’ Confereces
1983 – Delegate, Synod on Reconciliation
1985 – Delegate, Extraordinary Synod
1989-1994 – Member, Permanent Council of the Synod
1989 – President Delegate, Synod on the Laity
1991 – Delegate, Synod on Priests
1994 – Delegate, Synod on Religious Life
Jan 2000-present – President, Pontificio Collegio Filippino
CURRENT POSITIONS IN THE ROMAN CURIA
Member, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Member, Congregation for Catholic Education
Member, Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers
AWARDS CONFERRED
25 Oct 1985 – Doctor of Sacred Theology, Honoris Causa, University of Santo Tomas
3 Apr 1990 : Doctor Human Letters, Honoris Causa, Manuel S. Enverga Foundation University, Lucena City
27 Mar 1993 : Doctor of Human Letters, Honoris Causa, Ateneo de Manila University
25 Aug 1995 : Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, San Carlos University, Cebu City
8 Dec 1998 : The Outstanding Filipino Award, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
11 Sept 2002 : Bailiff Grand Cross of Honor and Devotion of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Archbishop’s Chapel, Cebu City
July 2002 : Rizal Peace Award, University of Southern Philippines
There is a typographical error, 2 times na type ang 10 sept 1971
Dear Vercess101, thanks for the concern. Actually it is not a typographical error. Cardinal Vidal was made coadjutor bishop of Malolos on the same date that he was made titular bishop of Claternae. As the term ‘titular’ suggests, it is only a symbolic office and did not conflict with his duties in Malolos. God bless.
ahh sakto2x diay.. lain2x man diay ang duties.