Background and career
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle ( TAH-gleh, Tagalog: [lʊˈwis ɐnˈtonɪo ˈtaɡlɛ]; born June 21, 1957), also nicknamed Chito, is a Filipino prelate of the Latin Church who serves in the Roman Curia. He has been Dean of the College of Cardinals since 2026 and has been one of two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization since 2022. As a member of the order of cardinal bishops, he holds the suburbicarian sees of Ostia and Albano.
Tagle is also president of the Catholic Biblical Federation and of the Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, and grand chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University. Dubbed the "Asian Francis", Tagle is often seen as a representative of the Catholic Church's progressive wing. He was called a papabile in the 2013 and 2025 conclaves.
Before his assignments in Rome, Tagle served as Bishop of Imus from 2001 to 2011 and as Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020.

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