Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas (7 April 1924 – 18 July 2020) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third Bishop of Imus from 1993 to 2001.
Life and Ministry Sobreviñas was born in Dinalupihan, Philippines. He studied at the San Carlos Seminary, as well as at the UST Central Seminary. He was ordained a priest on March 10, 1951, at Villa San Miguel.
Among other assignments, he served as Parish Priest of the now Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu in San Mateo, Rizal (1962-1975), and San Felipe Neri Parish in Mandaluyong (1975-1979).
Sobreviñas was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila on April 7, 1979, as well as titular bishop of Tulana, and was consecrated on May 25, 1979. Concurrently, he served as parish priest of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Pasig.
On February 25, 1993 he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Imus and installed on April 1, 1993, replacing Felix Perez, who died in office. He served as bishop until retirement on October 22, 2001.Catholic-Hierarchy
Death and interment He died on 18 July 2020 at Cardinal Santos Medical Center from COVID-19. At the time of his death, Sobreviñas was the oldest living Filipino bishop.Oldest Filipino bishop dies at 96 July 18, 2020
His remains were interred at the Himlayang Pastol, located underneath the Church of Divine Mercy in Silang, Cavite.
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Archidocese of Manila (in Filipino)