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Oscar Cruz

Catholic archbishop (1934–2020)
Person human Q530205

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 17, 1934
Date of death
August 26, 2020
Place of birth
Balanga
Place of death
Manila
Country of citizenship
Philippines[7]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
Catholic archbishop, Catholic archbishop, titular bishop, auxiliary bishop, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines[8][9][10][11]
Educated at
University of Santo Tomas[12]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[13]
Cause of death
COVID-19[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Tagalog, Latin[23][24]
Consecrator
Bruno Torpigliani, Jaime Sin, Artemio Casas[26][27][28]
Described by source
Archbishop Oscar Cruz, Philippine Critic of Graft and Gambling, Dies at 85[22]
Family name
Cruz, Valero[17][18]
Given name
Oscar, Valero[19][20]
Honorific prefix
The Most Reverend[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
Name in native language
Oscar Cruz[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oscar Cruz en Óscar Cruz y Valero en Oscar Valero Cruz en Oscar V. Cruz ar أوسكار كروز de Oscar Cruz es Oscar Valero Cruz es Oscar Cruz es Óscar Cruz es Óscar Valero Cruz es Oscar V. Cruz es Óscar V. Cruz fi Oscar Cruz nl Oscar V. Cruz pl Oscar Valero Cruz zh 奥斯卡·克鲁兹 zh 奧斯卡·克魯茲
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000031819984
VIAF cluster ID
63285237
Library of Congress authority ID
n96903917
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
cruzov
Described at URL
www.nytimes.com
Find a Grave memorial ID
215762308
Freebase ID
/m/0fjkf5
GCatholic person ID
3143
MusicBrainz artist ID
f8c5dcb8-2c7d-4496-9e9a-9ed7ed981322
Parsifal cluster ID
613299
Prabook ID
260153
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqw4pgRpvkDyBk6tdkxDq
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Yale LUX ID
person/edce3a2e-5739-47fc-a1f6-5c87dd5160e4

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🔗 Connections
← Consecrator 7
Antonio Realubin Tobias, Marlo Mendoza Peralta, Crisostomo Yalung, Francisco San Diego, Teodoro Buhain, Protacio G. Gungon, Renato Pine Mayugba
Consecrator 3
Jaime Sin, Bruno Torpigliani, Artemio Casas
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Latin, Tagalog
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Position held 2
titular bishop, auxiliary bishop
Cause of death 1
COVID-19
Country of citizenship 1
Philippines
Educated at 1
University of Santo Tomas
Family name 1
Cruz
Given name 1
Oscar
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Balanga
Place of death 1
Manila
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Oscar Cruz was born on November 17, 1934[1], in Balanga[2]. He died on August 26, 2020[3], in Manila[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

FAQs

Where was Oscar Cruz born?

Oscar Cruz was born in Balanga[2].

Where did Oscar Cruz die?

Oscar Cruz passed away in Manila[4].

What did Oscar Cruz do for work?

Oscar Cruz worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Oscar Cruz go to school?

Oscar Cruz was educated at University of Santo Tomas[12].

Related Entities

Jaime Sin Philippines

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . cnnphilippines.com. cnnphilippines.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Gilldragon · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 215762308
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Find a Grave memorial ID: 215762308"
  2. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Place of death → Manila
    Instance of → human
    Country of citizenship → Philippines
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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