Rhoel Gallardo
| Rhoel Gallardo |
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| Born |
(1965-11-29)29 November 1965
Olongapo, Zambales,  Philippines |
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| Died |
3 May 2000(2000-05-03) (aged 34)
Basilan, Philippines |
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| Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church |
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| Feast |
3 May |
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Servant of God Rhoel Gallardo, C.M.F., (29 November 1965 – 3 May 2000) was a Roman Catholic Claretian missionary martyred in Basilan, the Philippines.
Death
He became a modern-day martyr on 3 May 2000[1] when he was murdered by Islamic separatists in Mindanao. Gallardo suffered three gunshot wounds at close range to his head, shoulder and back; the nails of his index finger and toes had been pulled out two or three days before he was shot.
Beatification
The cause for his beatification is already in the preliminary stages of the diocesan investigation but has not yet received the decree "nihil obstat" from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
Beatification Process
This is the Canonization Process of Servant of God Rhoel Gallardo.
- Diocese of Competent Bishop: Isabel de Basilan
- CCS Protocol No:
- Type of Cause: Martyrdom
- Nihil Obstat:
- Opening of Diocesan Inquiry:
- Closing of Diocesan Inquiry:
- Postulator:
- Petitioner: Claretian Missionaries ― Philippine Province, 2 Mayumi St., U.P. Village,U.P. P.O. Box 4, Diliman, 1101 Quezon City, PHILIPPINES
References
- ↑ New Catholic Encyclopedia. Detroit: Thomson Gale in association with the Catholic University of America. 2003. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-7876-4005-7.