Seminary of Nueva Caceres and Seminary of Jaro

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The seminary of Nueva
Caceres was founded on
March 7, 1783 by
Archbishop Antonio Gallego
del Orbigo of Manila and
apostolic administrator of

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In compliance with the
Tridentine Decree that
every diocese must have
seminary, Archbishop
constructed a building
made of wood, bamboo,
and nipa.The seminary
administration was given
to a Rector, who was
ordinarily the Provisor of
the diocese, a
Franciscan, who was both
Vice-rector and
professor, and two other
professors of the
seminary.
In nine years after its
opening, it had 11
deacons, 24 subdeacon
and 247 minor

3. In 1863, the seminary building
was damaged by a strong
earthquake.
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Nueva Caceres
Bishop Francisco
Gainza, rebuilt and expanded
the new seminary building
and confided the direction of
the seminary to the
Vincentians, who took
possession on May 7, 1865.

4. In 1964, it was renamed
the Holy Rosary Minor
Seminary, which is located
near the Bicol River, and
was canonically erected as
Seminario Conciliar de
Nueva Caceres.
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Among the rectors of the
seminary in this second
half of its history, Father
Antonio Santonja stands
out in a special way. He
raised the institutions to
an eminent degree of
success in all aspects.

5. It was declared as a National
Historical Landmark on June
11, 1978 by the National
Historical Institute as a tribute
to its having produced martyrs,
patriots and heroes like Jose
Maria Panganiban, Tomas
Arejola and nine of the fifteen
Bikol Martyrs namely, Gabriel
Prieto, P. Severino Diaz, Leon
Hernandez, Mariano Ordinanza,
Mariano Arana, Camilo Jacob,
Ramon Abella, Domingo Abella
and Tomas Prieto.
Among its prominent alumni © google images

6. The seminary of Vigan (Foundation of the Seminario de la Immaculada
Concepcion in Vigan) was founded in 1821 by the Most Reverend Francisco
Alban. Closed in 1848 for lack of students, it was again opened in 1852.

7. In 1872, at the
petition of Bishop
Juan Aragones of
Nueva Segovia, the
Vincentian fathers
took charge of this
seminary, but only
until 1875.
In 1882, the
Recollects came to
administer it, and
they converted it
into a seminary
college, opening
its halls to secular
Finally, from the
year 1895 until the
revolution, it was
in the charge of
the Augustinians.
The Recollect
Fathers & Sisters
Augustinian
Fathers
Vincentian
Fathers

8. Temporarily
closed, the
same
took charge
of it again
until the
arrival of
Most
Reverend
Dennis
Dougherty,
the first
American
bishop of the
diocese.
His Eminence Dennis Cardinal Dougherty,
Archbishop of Philadelphia, and former
bishop of Nueva Segovia and Jaro, was the
Papal Legate. The photo below shows the
papal delegation of 1937 with the First
Lady, Aurora Quezon
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10. Monsegnor Mariano
Cuartero y Sierra, the
first bishop of Jaro,
founded the seminary
of Jaro in April 25,
1868, and entrusted
it to the care of the
Vincentians in the
following year.
The Vicentian
Fathers, upon
the request of
Bishop
Cuartero, came
to Jaro to
organize and
direct the
Diocesan
Seminary. The
first Vincentian
Fathers who
took the
direction of the
Seminary of
Jaro was made
of three priests:

11. In 1871, they started
the construction of a
magnificent building,
which was ready the
following year to
provide shelter to the
seminarians, thanks
the unstinting efforts
of the bishop and of
Fr. Aniceto Gonzalez,
Rector of the
institution.
It is the fifth oldest
and the
last seminary that
was established
during the Spanish
The Seminario de
San Vicente Ferrer
also known as St.
Vincent Ferrer
Seminary. It is the
alma mater
of Jaime
Cardinal
Sin.
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13. If we look over
the period which
stretches from
Bishop Salazar,
the first promoter
the formation of a
native Filipino
clergy to the year
1898, we will
easily notice that
it was a slow and
laborious task.
Some writers have
censured the
authorities, both
civil and
ecclesiastical, for
Others, on the
contrary, have
seen only the
defects and
shortcomings of
the clergy which
had been formed
during the period.
We believe that,
although there
were failings on
both parts, the
authorities did
what they
conscientiously
understood had to
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14. The main accusations
levelled against the
Filipino clergy were:
Little interest in the maintenance and repair of
ecclesiastical buildings and sacred objects.
Over-attachment to the relatives
Violations of their priestly celibacy
Weakness in fulfilling their ministerial
obligations
A marked in inclination towards money

15. Bishop Pedro Payo summed up the moral condition of
both the Filipino and Sanish seccualiar clergy in the
following words, which we believe agree with the
impartial judgement of various observers:
“There are certainly some
among the native priests who
are outstanding for their high
moral conduct; but others, of
course, forgetting their dignity,
are a scandal to the faithful.
Even the Europeans endowed
with prebends in the Cathedral
church do not show that ideal
character which inspires the rest
of the clergy and the people.
Unchastity is spreading far and
wide. “
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16. • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Rosary_Minor_Seminary
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