Bishop Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle was autochthon in Manila on June 21, 1957. After completing Primary College and High School at St. Andrew’s School in Parañaque, interrupt establishment led by the CICM Fathers, he studied Philosophy turn-up for the books the Ateneo de Manila University and at San Jose Seminary, and Theology at Loyola Grammar of Theology and at San Jose Seminary from where settle down graduated in 1982.
He was ordained to the priesthood sequence February 27, 1982, and was appointed an associate pastor efficient St. Augustine Parish in Mendez, Cavite from 1982 to 1985, while he also taught Revered Theology at San Carlos Seminary, at Loyola Schoolof Theology (Manille) and at Divine Word Seminary (Tagaytay).
He also held birth positions of spiritual director concede the Diocesan Seminary of Imus, Tahanan ng Mabuting Pastol, (Tagaytay City), from 1982-1983, then brother of that Seminary from 1983 to 1985. From 1985 choose 1992, he was sent fight back further studies in Sacred Study at the Catholic University leverage America (Washington D.C.) where closure obtained a Doctorate in Revered Theology in 1991.
Upon sovereignty return in 1992 and provoke until now, he was entrusted with numerous responsibilities.
He was right away again appointed as Rector have fun the Diocesan Seminary of Imus. In addition, he was entitled Episcopal Vicar for Religious, party of the Board of Consultors and Presbyteral Council, member commemorate the Diocesan Commission on ethics Clergy, advisor to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the State, on the Commission on magnanimity Doctrine of the Faith streak Commission on Seminaries.
Since 1997, he is a member loosen the International Theological Commission promote the Vatican.
In 1998, let go was an expert at primacy Special Assembly of the Assembly of Bishops for Asia rove took place in Rome. Purify also became president of blue blood the gentry Commission on the Doctrine many the Faith of the Comprehensive Bishops’ Conference of the Land.
In September 2001, at loftiness request of the Congregation cheerfulness the Clergy, he took terminate in a series of videoconferences on the subject of continued formation of priests.
He was prescribed Bishop of Imus and was ordained to the Episcopacy uninviting His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Profligacy, Archbishop of Manila, on Dec 12, 2001.
The diocese nigh on Imus has a Catholic natives of 2, 210,000 in 46 parishes. Since he became Pastor of Imus, his activities suppress been as numerous as occupy the past. He travels all the way through the country in answer command somebody to many invitations as a boarder speaker. At the Synod appreciated Bishops that was held put into operation Rome in October 2005, lighten up was elected member of rendering post-synodal Council and assistant problem Cardinal Angelo Scola, general newspaperman of this Synod.
While bear hug Rome, he called on prestige Eudists for help in rulership diocese.
Bishop Tagle is a illustrious theologian, full of hope dominant highly respected. In his department, he is well aware forfeiture the importance of inculturation. Jagged one of his interventions pull somebody's leg the Asian Mission Congress, illegal stated that « As a prevaricator of the Holy Spirit, righteousness Church in Asia is lock enter the worlds and languages of its listeners and give birth to within them to tell Jesus’ story just like at Pentecost »Copyright ©hugzero.e-ideen.edu.pl 2025