Gabriel Stokes (The Walking Dead)

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (July 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Plot summaries are inadequate; missing coverage from the last three seasons of the show, and comic book information is almost entirely missing. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2023) This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. Please help improve the article by adding more real-world context. (July 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Gabriel Stokes" The Walking Dead – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Gabriel Stokes" The Walking Dead – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Fr. Gabriel Stokes
The Walking Dead character
Gabriel Stokes, as he appears in the comic book series (left) and as portrayed by Seth Gilliam in the television series (right).
First appearance	Comic: "Issue #61" (2009) Television: "Strangers" (2014)
Last appearance	Comic: "Issue #158" (2016) Television: "Become" (2024)
Created by	Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard
Adapted by	Scott M. Gimple (The Walking Dead)
Portrayed by	Seth Gilliam
In-universe information
Occupation	Episcopal priest Member of the Militia Television: Look-out for the Alexandria Safe-Zone Head of the Alexandria Council
Significant others	Television: Anne Rosita Espinosa
Children	Television: Socorro Espinosa (adopted daughter)

Father Gabriel Stokes is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and is portrayed by Seth Gilliam in the television series of the same name.^[1] He is an Episcopal priest from Georgia who isolated himself from the outside world at the beginning of the outbreak, after shutting out the members of his congregation, causing their deaths. He is struggling to come to terms with the new reality he faces and his own faith.