New Manila Archbishop to be installed Dec. 12

New Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle will be installed on December 12, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said. To welcome him, the CBCP said a "Pipe Organ Concert" will be held at the Manila Cathedral-Basilica (MCB) from November 29 to December 31. The CBCP said the classical concert on November 29 at 7:00 p.m. is also a tribute to retired Archbishop of Manila Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales. 91). The concert is also meant as a celebration of Manila Cathedral's 30 years as a minor basilica. It will feature homegrown talents from the MCB Institute of Liturgical Music together with the noted Pipe Organist, Prof. Armando Salarza, and selected instrumentalists. Famous singer and songwriter Jose Mari Chan and Myramae Meneses, a National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) winner in 2010, will be the featured performers. Rosales' successor Earlier this year, Pope Benedict accepted Rosales' resignation and appointed Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle as his successor. A CNN Vatican analyst earlier said the 54-year-old Tagle was not only "a rising star in the Asian Church" but also a "papal contender." Tagle is known for not owning a car and for going to work by bus. He is also known for also known for inviting poor beggars outside the cathedral to share a meal with him. Tagle took his philosophy and theology studies at the San Jose Major Seminary based in the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City. He was born on June 21, 1957 and was ordained to the priesthood on February 27, 1982 at the age of 25. He earned his doctorate in sacred theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, where he studied from 1985 to 1992. He has been a member of the International Theological Commission of the Vatican since 1997, and sat as an expert at the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Asia in Rome. He is currently the chairman of the CBCP’s Commission on Doctrine of the Faith. - VVP, GMA News