San Pedro Academy-Recoletos Caidiocan, Valencia, Negros Oriental

1984      Opening of the school year for first and second year curricula only, operating under MECS (Ministry of Education, Culture & Sports) Permit No. 23 series of 1984. April 15, 1985    Opening of the third year curriculum. January 30, 1986              Government grant to operate a complete secondary course effective school year 1986-87. May 21,…

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San Pedro Academy Valencia, Negros Oriental

August 3, 1963   Fr. Pedro Ko, founder of the school, was given permit by the Bureau of the Education to operate the secondary school. The first school year offered only the first and second year curricula. 1965       Complete secondary course was full swing. 1968       A secondary evening school was opened and college courses like Liberal…

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San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Talisay City, Negros Occidental

1848       Negros became the Recollects’ mission Territory. 1849       Separated from Silay, the town of Talisay, formerly known as Minuluan, was made a parish dedicated Philippines. January 1, 1850 Fr. Fernando Cueva was the first parish parish who, except in 1857, administered the parish until his death on Good Friday of 1902. After working on the…

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San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Quezon City

May 11, 1975     Foundation of the parish named after the patron saint of the Province. August 12, 1989                Intensification of lay apostolate especially on Lay leaders of Christian Family Movement, the Legion of Mary and the Parish Renewal Experience (PREX). March 21, 1993 Fr German Chicote laid the cornerstone while Fr. Pauligue blessed the new…

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Recoletos Formation Center Quezon City

1980s                                 With the significant increase of Filipino vocations to the Recollect Order, the possibility of having a theologate house in the Philippines was Seriously considered. In the past, Filipino seminarians pursued their theological studies in Marcilla, Navarre, Spain. September 17, 1982       The then vicarial Council forwarded to the Prior Provincial, Fr. Antonio Calvo, in Madrid…

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Provincial Curia Quezon City

May 31, 1606         Arrival of the pioneer Recollects in Manila (from Spain via Mexico and Cebu). They established their first convent in Bagumbayan dedicated to San Juan Bautista (but originally had St. Nicolas of Tolentine as patron). Inaugurated on 10 September 1606, it became the seat of the Province of St. Nicolas of Tolentine until…

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Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Valencia, Negros Oriental

May 19, 1852     Became an independent town, originally a barrio known as Ermita (“a place of retreat”), with Fr. Antonio Ubeda-who was instrumental in naming the town Nueva Valencia after his hometown’s name in Spain-as the first Recollect to take care of the faithful’s spiritual needs. March 31, 1854 Established as a parish separate from…

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Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish Tondo, Manila

November 30, 1970         During his visit to Tondo, Pope Paul VI noted how extensive was the Sto. Niño de Tondo Parish in order to attend the spiritual needs of the people. This led to the plan initiated by the Archdioceses of Manila to divide the parish into four, one of which was entrusted to the…

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Cebu City

June 1621            Establishment of a Recollect convent in Cebu upon the request of Bishop Pedro de Arce. Located outside the walls of the City, it had a chapel (hermitage) dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary. 1747       The worse economic crisis made the Recollects Contemplate on abandoning the convent. But the Augustinians helped them by…

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Inagawan, Puerto Princesa City

1622       Bishop of Cebu, Pedro de Arce, entrusted the evangelization of Palawan to the Recollects. April 10, 1910    Pope Pius X created the Prefecture of Palawan, with Fr. Victoriano Roman OAR as first prefect. July 3, 1955         Pope Pius XII elevated the prefecture to the rank of apostolic vicariate, under the leadership of the Recollects…

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