Milestones

Bishop Villarojo appointed as 5th Bishop of Malolos

By Fray Robin Ross Plata, OAR / May 14, 2019 / Comments Off on Bishop Villarojo appointed as 5th Bishop of Malolos

CEBU CITY–The Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Most Rev. Dennis Villarojo,DD, was appointed by His Holiness Pope Francis as the new bishop of the Diocese of Malolos. He is now the fifth bishop who will shepherd the flock of the Diocese of Malolos that comprises the whole Province of Bulacan and the City of Valenzuela. The…

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Two Recollects celebrate Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession

By Fray Robin Ross Plata, OAR / April 30, 2019 / Comments Off on Two Recollects celebrate Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession

Provincial Curia, Quezon City–On April 24, 2019, feast of the Conversion of our father St. Augustine, two Augustinian Recollect friars celebrated their silver anniversary as religious. Fray Jonathan Caballero, OAR, Parish Priest of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish in Quezon City, and Fray Amado Emmanuel Bolilia, OAR, Provincial Councillor and Assistant Parish Priest of the…

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Augustinian Recollect joins College of Bishops

By Fray Robin Ross Plata, OAR / April 25, 2019 / Comments Off on Augustinian Recollect joins College of Bishops

ARGENTINA— As the whole Church celebrates the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 22, 2019, Pope Francis named the new Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina in the person of Fray Carlos María Domínguez, OAR. Fray Carlos is currently the Vicar Provincial of Spain under the Province of…

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Invitation: Fray Jaruda’s Anniversary

By Fray Robin Ross Plata, OAR / August 31, 2018 / Comments Off on Invitation: Fray Jaruda’s Anniversary
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Fray Selma is re-elected Prior Provincial

By Frei Bo / February 23, 2018 / Comments Off on Fray Selma is re-elected Prior Provincial

CEBU CITY—The 7th Provincial Chapter has spoken today, re-electing Fray Dionisio Selma as the Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno. Thirty-six hours earlier, the results of the canvassing for the Prior Provincial was published and Fray Selma led the ternary with a wide margin of confidence from among the 146 voting religious of…

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An iconic historian marks his diamond jubilee in religious life (1957-2017)

By Prof. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos / November 29, 2017 / Comments Off on An iconic historian marks his diamond jubilee in religious life (1957-2017)

Fr. Ángel Martínez Cuesta, OAR, is a historian renowned not only in the bosom of the Augustinian Recollect Family but also in church historians’ circles in the Philippines and in the Spanish-speaking world. He was born in Brullés in the Spanish province of Burgos on 26 September 1938 to a big family. A few days after his birth, his elder…

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Golden Anniversary of Priestly Ordination

By Frei Bo / September 25, 2017 / Comments Off on Golden Anniversary of Priestly Ordination
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Fray Cabarles to celebrate 50 years of Religious Profession

By Frei Bo / July 28, 2017 / Comments Off on Fray Cabarles to celebrate 50 years of Religious Profession
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Fr. Espartero graduates with flying colors

By Frei Bo / July 21, 2017 / Comments Off on Fr. Espartero graduates with flying colors

  Fray Ian Anthony R. Espartero, OAR Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management Saint Louis University, Baguio City Dissertation:  Potential for Planned Change of the Augustinian Recollect Seminary Schools in the Philippines  

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Twenty-five years later, three Augustinian Recollect friars thank God for the Gift of the Priesthood

By Fray Emil Quilatan, OAR / April 3, 2017 / Comments Off on Twenty-five years later, three Augustinian Recollect friars thank God for the Gift of the Priesthood

Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City — April 3, 2017 (Monday) Rev. Fray Emilio Edgardo A. Quilatan, OAR, Rev. Fray Joel S. Naranja, OAR, and Rev. Fray Antonio S. Limchaypo, OAR received the Sacred Order of Priesthood twenty-five years ago.  They were ordained on April 19, 1992, Easter Sunday, at Our Lady of Consolation Parish Church, Mira-Nila…

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