Archbishop Rosales to be installed in Manila on Nov 21

Archbishop Gaudencio B. Rosales will be installed Archbishop of Manila in liturgical and canonical rites on Nov. 21 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Manila Cathedral. This was announced by Auxiliary Bishop of Manila Socrates B. Villegas on Oct 7. Archbishop Rosales arrived early morning on that day from a three-week visit in Rome and other parts of Europe. He was in Rome for the ad limina visit to the Vatican of the Philippine bishops, after which he went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France.

It was also announced that Archbishop Rosales would take up residence at the Arzobispado de Manila in Intramuros, which also houses the archdiocesan curia and the offices of the various archdiocesan ministries.

Archbishop Rosales went to Villa San Miguel after he had breakfast at the Apostolic Nunciature. He met with Jaime L. Cardinal Sin and they talked mostly about Archbishop Rosales’ recent trip to Rome and also about some arrangements for his installation as the new archbishop of Manila. It must be recalled that the two served together in the Archdiocese of Manila before Archbishop Rosales was named Bishop of Malaybalay in 1984. Archbishop Rosales was appointed auxiliary bishop of Manila in August 1974, soon after Cardinal Sin was installed Archbishop of Manila in March, 1974. Archbishop Rosales proceeded to Lipa after his call on the Cardinal. He will stay in Lipa until his installation to attend to some matters in the archdiocese he is leaving behind.