Amado T. Tumbali, Jr., SJ

Amado T. Tumbali, Jr., S.J. is a Filipino Jesuit priest, historian, and theologian. He was Chairperson of the History and International Studies Department and University Chaplain of Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in history. He earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Divine Word Mission Seminary (2004), an M.A. in History from Ateneo de Manila University (2017), and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from Loyola School of Theology (2019), specializing in Systematic-Historical Theology. His research focuses on the history of the Church in the Philippines, particularly Christianity in Mindanao, the history of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, colonial Philippine history, and ecclesiastical archiving. He has published studies on the history of Christianity in Mindanao and the Church in Mindanao.