- Gabriel Reyes
Archbishop Gabriel Martelino Reyes (
March 24 ,1892 -October 10 ,1952 ) is the Archbishop of Manila from 1949 to 1952. He entered St. Vicent Ferrer Seminary inJaro , during the time ofBishop Frederick Rooker . He was ordained a priest onMarch 27 ,1915 . He established parochial schools and published the officer newspaper,Diaro-Kanbuhi Sar Banua . In 1920 he becameChancellor of Jaro, then vicar-general, later appointed the first Filipino Archbishop of Cebu in 1934. He was installedArchbishop of Manila onOctober 14 ,1949 , the first Filipino in the post.Among Archbishop Reyes' tangible achievements were the establishment of the
San Carlos Seminary and the parochial schools. His vision to build a Catholic center was realized by his successor with the building of thePope Pius XII Catholic Center on U.N. Avenue inManila . The Archbishop Gabriel M. Reyes Memorial Library (AGRM Library), the resource center of the San Carlos Pastoral Formation Complex, was dedicated in his honor.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.