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MANILA. Cardinal Jose Advincula. (Photo from Archdiocese of Capiz s Facebook page)
+ December 18, 2020 JUST weeks after being formally installed, Cardinal Jose Advincula has been given his first assignment at the Vatican by Pope Francis.
In a report by CBCP News, Advincula has been appointed as among the newest members of the Congregation for the Clergy. As a member, he will closely work with Italian Cardinal Benjamin Stella, who has been heading the office since 2013, said the official news agency of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
The Capiz archbishop is joined by Cardinal Cornelius Sin of Brunei as part of the department in the Holy See.