He was ordained a priest of the archdiocese of Cápiz on April 14, 1976.[3] He worked as spiritual director of
St. Pius X Seminary while also professor and dean of studies.[citation needed]
On March 3, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Baguio Bishop
Victor Barnuevo Bendico (also his former vicar general) to succeed Advincula as Archbishop of Capiz.
Tumandok killings
On January 15, 2021, all eight bishops in the ecclesiastical provinces of Capiz and
Jaro (Cardinal Advincula of Capiz, Archbishop
Jose Romeo Lazo of Jaro, Bishops Jose Corazon Tala-oc of
Kalibo, Narciso Abellana of
Romblon, Marvyn Maceda of
San Jose de Antique,
Patricio Buzon of
Bacolod, Gerardo Alminaza of
San Carlos, and Louie Galbines of
Kabankalan) issued a joint
pastoral letter[12] calling for an investigation to the joint military and police operation in the towns of
Tapaz in Capiz and
Calinog in Iloilo on December 30, 2020, that killed nine leaders of the
Tumandok indigenous people's group that opposes the
Jalaur mega dam project. The families of the victims claimed that they are victims of
red-tagging and that firearms and explosives were planted. The pastoral letter was read on January 24.[13]
However, the
task force to end local communist armed conflict in Western Visayas region believe that the bishops have been misinformed and were prone to commit errors. The bishops were cautioned by the task force from making 'hasty, false and presumptuous conclusions' and criticized them for not issuing statements when government forces and civilians are killed in rebel attacks. The military and the police maintained that those who were killed and arrested were leaders of the
Communist Party of the Philippines and
New People's Army.[13]
On December 11, 2021, Advincula made his solemn profession as a professed member of the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic, a
society of apostolic life under the
Order of Preachers. Making his solemn profession to the prior provincial of the order in the Philippines, Filemon dela Cruz, Advincula received the white religious habit of the order.[20]
Following the passage of the
Absolute Divorce Law in May 2024, Advincula viewed the bill as a challenge for the Catholic Church in its ministry on the importance of the
Sacrament of Matrimony. He added that the law is "not a magic pill that can solve marital problems".[24]
Coat of Arms
On May 23, 2021, the Archdiocese of Manila – Office of Communications and the
Manila Cathedral, through their social media accounts, showed Advíncula's coat of arms as archbishop of Manila for the first time. It has the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Manila combined with Advíncula's personal coat of arms, under an ecclesiastical hat with tassels knotted in a different way than his coat of arms as archbishop of Capiz.[25][26][non-primary source needed]
The coat of arms was released by the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Manila on June 6, 2021.[27]
Coat of arms of Jose Advincula
Adopted
May 23, 2021
Helm
Cardinal's Galero The shield is surmounted by an archbishop's galero or ecclesiastical hat of this rank with fifteen tassels for each side in Gules (red) that signifies the rank of a cardinal.
Escutcheon
From 2021: Parted perfess: First: Gules (red), a three-windowed tower or (gold) masoned sable (black) and ajouré azure (blue), a crescent argent (silver), Second: Azure, a sea lion sejant (upright) argent armed (claws) and langued (tongue) gules with a cross fitchee (pointed base) or; Impaled with a shield tierced per fess: First: Azure, a lily argent and vert (green), a carpenter's square or and argent, Second: Or, a chain of nine links sable, Third: Azure, a star vert and argent, a horse rampant argent upon a mountain proper vert and argent, a crescent or
Motto
Audiam "I will listen." The motto was taken from 1 Samuel 3:10, depicting the Lord calling Samuel for three times which on the third call Samuel responded "Speak Lord, your servant is listening." Then, the Lord uttered his revelation.[28]
Other elements
Archbishop's Cross The shield is also surmounted by an archbishop's cross of the
Order of Preachers. The Dominican tradition is significant in Advincula's education and formation.[28]
Symbolism
The lily is a symbol of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. The carpenter's square is a symbol of
Saint Joseph, who is his namesake in Spanish and his personal patron saint. The chain of nine links represents his surname Advincula which is derived from the Latin phrase ad vincula or in chains. The gold background represents virtue, which the might of the Christian brings glory to God. The mountain represents Mt. Panginraon in the town of
Dumalag, Capiz, his birthplace and hometown. It is a mountain that shows strips of limestone formation and a raging horse which locals attribute to their town's titular patron,
Saint Martin of Tours. The crescent symbolizes the Blessed Virgin Mary as the
Immaculate Conception, the titular patroness of the Archdiocese of Capiz and St. Pius X Seminary in Roxas City, Capiz, where he finished his minor seminary formation and philosophical studies. The five-pointed star is a pre-eminent symbol for the virtue of faith and
De La Salle University, Manila where he finished his master's degree in education.[28]
Previous versions
as Cardinal and Archbishop of Capiz (November 2020 – June 2021) as Archbishop of Capiz (November 2011 – November 2020) as Bishop of San Carlos (July 2001 – November 2011)
^Advincula, Jose; Lazo, Jose Romeo; Tala-oc, Jose Corazon; Abellana, Narciso; Maceda, Marvyn; Buzon, Patricio; Alminaza, Gerardo; Galbines, Louie (January 15, 2021).
"Pastoral letter of Western Visayas bishops on the Tumandok killings". CBCP News. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved February 28, 2022.