Gabriel Villaruz Reyes

Gabriel Villaruz Reyes (born August 3, 1941) is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo from 2002 to 2016. Prior to this, he was the Bishop of Kalibo from 1992 to 2002 and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila from 1981 to 1992.

Early life and education Gabriel Villaruz Reyes was born on August 3, 1941, in Kalibo, which was then part of Capiz. He is the nephew of the late Gabriel Reyes, the first Filipino Archbishop of Manila. He attended St. Mary's College for his early education and later transferred to Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion. He entered Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary in 1953 and pursued his philosophical studies at San Carlos Seminary, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from 1959 to 1961. He then continued his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1961 to 1962 and later at San Carlos Seminary from 1964 to 1967.

Priesthood and ministry Reyes was ordained a priest on December 21, 1966, at the Manila Cathedral. His early assignments included serving as the Secretary of Manila Archbishop Rufino Cardinal Santos from 1967 to 1968. He later became a Parochial Vicar at Pinaglabanan Church in San Juan, then in Rizal, from 1968 to 1970, followed by his tenure as Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception Parish in Tayuman, Tondo, Manila, from 1970 to 1971. He also served as an Assistant Chaplain at Pius XII Center in Manila from 1971 to 1972 and as a Parochial Vicar at San Miguel Parish Church, Manila, from 1972 to 1974. From 1974 to 1979, he served as Secretary to Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin.