Former Ateneo de Zamboanga rector dies

A former rector of Ateneo de Zamboanga died last Sunday, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said late Wednesday.

The CBCP said Fr. Ramon Mores, SJ, who served as Ateneo de Zamboanga rector from 1969 to 1971 and from 1977 to 1979, died from undisclosed causes at age 86.

"Mores was the last rector and head of the said university before its Board elected a president," the CBCP said.

It added Mores served in the General Curia of the Society of Jesus in Rome and was rector of Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro for several years.

His last assignment was as parish priest of the Sacred Heart Parish and Shrine in Cebu.

^{Fr. Ramon M. Mores, SJ - Photo by Jerry Cuanan via CBCP Monitor}

Mores, born Nov. 5, 1928, entered the Society of Jesus on May 30, 1947 and was ordained on June 18, 1960.

Wake Masses for him will be held at the Loyola House of Studies (LHS) in Ateneo de Manila University at 8 p.m.

A funeral mass will be held on Friday, Nov. 21, at 8 a.m., also at the LHS. — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News