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Jaime Cardinal Sin, also '''Jaime Lachica Sin''' ( of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines . He led the Archdiocese Of Manila as its Archbishop and was later elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Paul VI . He concurrently served as Primate Of The Philippines . He retired as the Archbishop of Manila on September 15 , 2003 and was succeeded by Gaudencio Borbon Rosales . He was only the third native Filipino Archbishop of Manila — following centuries of Spanish , American and Irish episcopacy. He died at the age of 76 on June 21 , 2005 . His name should not be confused with " Cardinal Sin ," which is a synonym for the Seven Deadly Sins . PRIESTHOOD AND EPISCOPACY Sin was born in New Washington , Aklan , Philippines to Juan Sin (of Chinese Ancestry ) and Maxima Lachica. He was the seventh of sixteen children. He eventually left his boyhood home and his family to study in Seminary . On April 3 , 1954 , he was Ordained to the Presbyterium and became a priest of the Archdiocese Of Jaro . He was appointed its Auxiliary Bishop on February 10 , 1967 . Following his appointment, he was ordained as Bishop of the Titular See of Obba on March 18 of that year. On March 15 , 1972 , Sin was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Jaro, taking on administrative roles in the archdiocese. Concurrently, he was created Archbishop of the titular see of Massa Lubrense. On October 8 , 1972 , Sin assumed the office of Archbishop of Jaro, taking full control of the archdiocese. Sin's service as Archbishop of Jaro ended with his appointment on January 21 , 1974 to the larger archdiocese seated in the nation's capital of Manila . Sin was officially installed as Archbishop of Manila at Manila Cathedral on March 19 , 1974 . On May 24 of 1976 , Pope Paul VI summoned Sin to the Holy See to be elevated into membership of the College Of Cardinals , created Cardinal Priest of the titular church of Santa Maria ai Monti. He remained the youngest member of the College until 1983 . PEOPLE POWER MOVEMENT
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