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paragraph_text: Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (/ ˈ t ɑː ɡ l ɛ / TAH -gleh, Tagalog:; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, and has been the Pro-Prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) since December 8, 2019. He previously served as the 32nd Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020. Tagle is the current Cardinal-Bishop of Albano and also serves as the President of the Catholic Biblical Federation, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, and as a member of various departments and dicasteries in the Roman Curia. He is often referred to by his nickname, Chito.
  
  Dubbed the "Asian Francis ", Tagle is often seen as a representative of the Catholic Church's progressive wing. He was called a papabile for the 2025 papal conclave.
  
  Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (/ ˈ t ɑː ɡ l ɛ / TAH -gleh, Tagalog:; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, and has been the Pro-Prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) since December 8, 2019. He previously served as the 32nd Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020. Tagle is the current Cardinal-Bishop of Albano and also serves as the President of the Catholic Biblical Federation, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, and as a member of various departments and dicasteries in the Roman Curia. He is often referred to by his nickname, Chito.
  
  Dubbed the "Asian Francis ", Tagle is often seen as a representative of the Catholic Church's progressive wing. He was called a papabile for the 2025 papal conclave.