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CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Name: Monsignor Ruperto Cruz Santos

Birth: October 30, 1957

Place: Caingin, San Rafael, Bulacan

Family:

Parents:

Father: Norberto Santos (+2006)

Mother: Aurelia Cruz (+2006)

Sisters:

Maria Lourdes Santos married to Nestor Alzona

with daughter: Maria Theresa

Maria Corazon Santos married to Simeon Albo

with daughter: Maria Grace

Rosalind Santos married to Antonio Dumaliang

with two sons: Marco Paulo and Jaime Paulo

Brother:

Rodelio Santos married to Karin Abundio

with three children: Nicole, Jacob and PJ

Educational Backgrounds:

Elementary: Caingin Elementary School (1966-1971)

High School: Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary in Makati (1971-1975)

College: San Carlos Major Seminary in Makati (1975-1979)

Theology: San Carlos Graduate School of Theology (1979-1983)

Post Graduate Studies: Pontificia Universit‡ Gregoriana in Rome (1987-1990)

Licentiate in Church History

Ordination:

September 10, 1983 at the Manila Cathedral by +Jaime Cardinal Sin

Previous Pastoral Assignments:

1983-1986 Parochial Vicar at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Pasig

1983-1987 Chaplain of Pasig Catholic College in Pasig

1986-1987 Pastor at San Antonio Abad Church in Maybunga, Pasig

1990-1997 Professor of Church History, Patrology and Homiletics

at San Carlos Graduate School of Theology and Holy Apostles Senior Seminary

both in Makati.

1990-1997 Guest Priest at the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace in Edsa

Guest Priest at the Our Lady of Pillar Parish in Pilar Village, Las Pinas

1990-1992 Prefect of Discipline of the Philosophy Department in San Carlos Seminary

1992-1997 Academic Dean of San Carlos Graduate School of Theology

1992-1995 Guest Lecturer for Novices and Postulants of Saint Paul of Chartres

at Antipolo Mother House

1992-1997 Library Director of Archbishop Gabriel Reyes Memorial Library at the

San Carlos Graduate School of Theology

1992-1997 Chief Archivist of Manila Archdiocesan Archives

1992-1997 Curator and Director of Manila Archdiocesan Museum

1995-2005 Consultor of Pontificia Commissione per i Beni Culturali della Chiesa

in the Vatican

1997-1999 Vice-rector and Economus of Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome

Present Pastoral Assignments:

2000-Rector of Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome

2003-National Coordinator of the Italian Bishops’ Conference for the pastoral care

of Filipino migrants in Italy

2005-Member of Pontificio Comitato per i Congressi Eucaristici Internazionali

in the Vatican

Apostolate:

Contributor to Life Today (of the Corporacion de Padres Dominicos)

Author of Books about Historical interest published by Roman Catholic

Archdiocese of Manila

1. Catalogue of Archival Holdings and Documents of the Archdiocesan

Archives of Manila

2. Annales Eclesiasticos de Filipinas (2 volumes)

3. Coffee table book about the Manila Cathedral: Minor Basilica of the

Immaculate Conception

Author of Books on Homilies, Prayers and Spirituality published by Saint Pauls’ (SSP)

A. about Homilies:

1. Waiting and Working for Jesus: reflections and prayers for Advent and Christmas

2. Jesus Serves and Saves: reflections and prayers for Lent and Holy Week

3. Jesus is Risen, Jesus Reigns: reflections and prayers for Easter

4. Read, Commit and Serve Jesus: gospel reflections and prayers

for the 1st to 9th Week in Ordinary Time

B. about prayers:

1. 40 Personal Prayers

2. 40 More Personal Prayers

3. 40 Personal Prayers, part three

4. The New Stations of the Cross for the Family (English and Tagalog)

5. The New Stations of the Cross for Children (English and Tagalog)

6. The Way of the Cross, the Way of the Migrants

 

C. on Spirituality

1. Looking for Jesus: reflections and prayers from Rome

2. Dialogues of Love

3. Journeying with Jesus: reflections and prayers away from Home

4. The Spirit Blows where it wills: doing Catholic Life in the Spirit Seminar

(CLSS) in Europe

5. Living and Loving Jesus: the Priesthood and the Paschal Mystery

 

Monsignor Ruperto Cruz Santos

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