Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales

His Eminence Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales
Cardinal-Archbishop Emeritus of Manila-Primate Emeritus of the Philippines
Province	Manila
See	Manila (emeritus)
Appointed	September 15, 2003
Installed	November 21, 2003
Term ended	October 13, 2011
Predecessor	Jaime Sin
Successor	Luis Antonio Tagle
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina
Orders
Ordination	March 23, 1958 by Alejandro Olalia
Consecration	October 28, 1974 by Bruno Torpigliani
Created Cardinal	March 24, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1932-08-10) August 10, 1932 (age 85) Batangas, Batangas, Philippine Islands
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (1974–1984) Bishop of Malaybalay (1984-1991) Archbishop of Lipa (1991–2003)
Motto	SI MORTUUM FUERIT FRUCTUM AFFERT (If it dies, it bears fruit)
Coat of arms

Styles of Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Manila (emeritus)

Gaudencio Borbon Rosales (Latin: Gaudentius Rosales; born August 10, 1932) is a Roman Catholic Cardinal who was Archbishop of Manila, succeeding Jaime Sin in 2003, and followed by Luis Antonio Tagle in 2011. He was also Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Manila and Archpriest of Manila Cathedral.

He was the 31st Archbishop of Manila and the fourth native Filipino to hold the post, following centuries of Spanish, American, and Irish prelates. During his last year as archbishop, he was concurrently named Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pasig from December 21, 2010 to April 20, 2011, a post he accepted after the resignation of Pasig's first bishop, Francisco San Diego.

Rosales was born in Batangas City, Batangas. Rosales' grandfathers were Julián Rosales, a former mayor of the town of Batangas and Pablo Borbon, a former governor of Batangas province. Rosales' father, Dr. Godofredo Dilay Rosales, was one of the first Filipino physicians to acquire his medical school and residency training exclusively in the United States of America, after which he returned home to practice in Batangas City. Rosales' mother, Remedios Mayo Borbón, was a first cousin of the nationalist, Claro M. Recto. He is the third of seven siblings, the others being Rosie, Guillermo (deceased), Gabriel, Tessie, Gilbert and Mary Grace.

As a boy, he wanted already to be a priest. He studied theology at the San José Seminary, and had as classmates two other future bishops: Bishop Severino Pelayo, former bishop of the Military Ordinariate, and Bishop Benjamin Almoneda, former Bishop of Daet. On March 23, 1958, he was ordained priest by Bishop Alejandro Olalia, and then assigned to teach for 11 years in the seminary of the Diocese of Lipa.