Sexton & Verger
Dennis Mana-ay
Dennis Mana-ay joined the Cathedral staff as Sexton in 1992. In 1998, he was named Sexton and Verger. Dennis was born in the city of Iloilo in the Visayas (western) region of the Philippines in 1963. He received the Bachelor of Science in commerce and finance in 1986, from Arellano University in Manilla.. He worked for four years at the PCI Bank in Manilla before moving to Paris in 1990. Married since 1992 to Alice Padilla Mana-ay, they are the proud parents of two sons; Dominique and Michael.
In his life outside the Cathedral, Dennis is founder and current President of the Hiligaynon Association in Paris, a Philippine community organization based in Paris that works in support of Cameleon, a Philippine NGO that works for the welfare of disadvantaged children in Manila. For fun, Dennis enjoys playing basketball, baseball, karaoke and travelling with his family.