Gaudencio Borbon Rosales (born August 10, 1932inBatangas City, Batangas) is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He succeeded Jaime Cardinal Sin to serve the Archdiocese of Manila as its archbishop. Rosales concurrently holds the titles of Metropolitan and Primate of the Philippines. He is only the fourth native Filipino Archbishop of Manila — following centuries of Spanish, American and Irish episcopacy.
Rosales studied in local seminaries and was ordained to the priesthood on March 23, 1958. He served as a cleric in the Archdiocese of Lipa. At the request of Rufino Jiao Cardinal Santos, Archbishop of Manila, Rosales was appointed by Pope Paul VIonAugust 12, 1974 to become auxiliary bishop in the nation's capital. Rosales was officially ordained as bishop of the titular see of Oescus in a ceremony on October 28, 1974.
Rosales was transfered to the Diocese of Malaybalay, becoming its coadjutor bishop on June 9, 1982. On September 14, 1984, Rosales succeeded the Bishop of Malaybalay taking complete authority over the diocese. Rosales was reappointed on December 30, 1992, bringing him back to the diocese where he bagan his priestly ministry. Rosales was elevated to become Archbishop of Lipa.
With the announced retirement of Jaime Cardinal Sin, one of the beloved architects of the People Power Movement of the EDSA Revolution, Rosales was called upon by Pope John Paul II to become Archbishop of Manila. Appointed on September 15, 2003, Rosales was installed at Manila CathedralonNovember 21, 2003.
