Rhoel Gallardo
Filipino Claretian priest killed after being kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf on Basilan
Who they were
Father Rhoel Gallardo, a Claretian working at Tumahubong on Basilan, was kidnapped with other hostages by the Abu Sayyaf group and killed 43 days later on 3 May 2000.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Bishop Leo Dalmao of the prelature of Isabela opened his cause as a martyr on 3 May 2021.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.