MANILA, Dec. 13, 2011—The installation of Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle, a former Chief Squire and K of C Supreme Council Scholar, as the 32nd Manila Archbishop serves as an inspiration to the young ones, most especially to the Columbian Squires, the official youth organization of the Knights of Columbus (K of C) in the country to produce more youth leaders who will serve fellow Filipinos and the nation.

“…we are very proud of him (Archbishop Tagle). His installation on December 12, 2011 at the Manila Cathedral, Intramuros, Manila is a big challenge for us to develop more young Catholic men who will follow after his steps,” Luzon State Columbian Squires Chairman Jose Cuaresma said.

Cuaresma added there will be a Search for an Outstanding Columbian Squire in the Luzon State Jurisdiction in honor of the newly-installed Manila Archbishop.

Archbishop Tagle, a known theologian, was awarded a scholarship by the Supreme Council Headquarters in 1973. The latter gave him an amount of P2,000-a-year award for four years as recognition of his outstanding performance as a Columbian Squire.

The young Tagle was marked as the first K of C Supreme Council Scholar at San Jose Seminary in Quezon City and became a youth model as the Chief Squire of the Rajah Soliman Circle No. 2180 in Imus, Cavite.

On 13 October 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the successor of Manila Archbishop Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales who retired after eight years of service in the country’s primal see. [KC News]