Donato Guimbaolibot | |
Citizenship: | Filipino |
Birth Name: | Donato Bago Guimbaolibot |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1866 |
Birth Place: | Guiuan, Samar, Philippines |
Death Place: | Guiuan, Samar, Philippines |
Occupation: | priest; vicar general |
Education: | San Carlos Seminary, Cebu, Philippines |
Donato Guimbaolibot (December 5, 1866 – September 9, 1949) was a Catholic priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan and the vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog. He became known for his efforts in building up Guiuan, Eastern Samar. He is also called as The Saintly Priest of Balangiga and was involved with the Balangiga Massacre controversies. In 1995, the Parish Church of Guiuan formally launched a beatification movement for Donato Guimbaolibot to the Vatican Council. [1] [2] [3]