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20-572: Founded on March 7, 1793 by Archbishop Antonio Gallego of Manila, Holy Rosary Minor Seminary started as Casa de Clerigos (House of Clerics) in a place called Padian (now, Caceres St.) near the Bicol River. It was canonically erected as Seminario Conciliar de Nueva Caceres in compliance with the Tridentine Decree that every diocese must have a seminary. In 1840, it was transferred from Padian to its present site along Elias Angeles St. When

40-410: A central block and indented right and left wings. Its ground floor facade is a series of brick arches quite similar to Florentine Renaissance architecture. On the roof level is a brick cornice above the frieze composed of triglyphs and regula, elements from classical Greek Architecture. The frieze is supported by a stylized Doric crenelated brick pilaster. The second floor facade has verandahs supported by

60-494: A projection of brick cornices with ornamental ironwork fern design ledge. The doors are topped by corniced rain-stopper. On October 17, 2003, the late Archbishop Legaspi opened the Bishop Domingo Collantes Library with a 30,000-book collection and can sit 100 readers in its 280 sq. m. hall. The seminary offers Junior High School (Grades 7–10) and Senior High School (Grades 11–12) in accordance with

80-429: 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 are Bishop Jorgr Barlin, the first Filipino bishop, Cardinal Jose Tomas Sanchez and 21 other bishops in

100-645: The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta Rolando J. Tria Tirona as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cáceres to succeed the retiring Archbishop Legaspi. A pallium divides the shield into three fields. The rose and the blue background represent Our Lady of Peñafrancia , the patroness of the Bicol region . The silver eagle against the gold background represents John

120-877: The Traslación Procession on the Friday before the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, where the image was brought from the Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine to the cathedral for a solemn novena, starting the Peñafrancia festival. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of C%C3%A1ceres The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Cáceres is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in

140-519: The apostle and evangelist , the titular of the cathedral at Naga . The open book represents the Gospel . The thunderbolt alludes to the nickname "Boanerges" given by Jesus to John and his brother James , meaning "sons of thunder". The three mountains represent Mounts Mayon , Isarog , and Bulusan . Above the mountains are the insignia of the Franciscan Order and below the mountains

160-705: The College and retained the Conciliar Seminary. It was partly damaged when it was bombed by the Japanese during the second war. In 1964, it was renamed Holy Rosary Minor Seminary under the new management of Diocese of Clegy. In 1970, a powerful typhoon extensively damaged the Seminary and was rebuilt under the leadership of Archbishop Teopisto Alberto. It was declared as a National Historical Landmark on June 11, 1978 by then National Historical Institute as

180-757: The K-12 curriculum. It offers the General Academic Strand for Senior High School which includes Introduction to Philosophy and other courses in Journalism in preparation for the Major Seminary Presently the Seminary is under the leadership of the Archbishop of Caceres, Rolando Tria Tirona. Its rector is Mario Arnulfo B. Gaite with the assistance of, namely: Jay Jose L. Jacinto (Director of Human Formation and also functioning as

200-726: The Philippines . It is a metropolitan see that comprises the Bicol Region , while directly overseeing the third, fourth, and fifth congressional districts of Camarines Sur , Naga City , Iriga City and the Municipality of Gainza . The archdiocese, having been founded in 1595 in Nueva Cáceres (now Naga City ), is also considered one of the oldest dioceses in the Philippines with Cebu , Segovia and Manila , and once had jurisdiction that stretched from Samar in

220-732: The Vice-Rector), Jay Aguilar (Director of Spiritual Formation), Rolando B. Canonce (Director of Intellectual Formation and also the Vice-Principal), with the newly appointed priest, Ace Baracena (Director of Pastoral Formation); together with former DepEd (Region 5 – Bicol) Regional Director Orfelina O. Tuy as its present principal with the teaching and non – teaching faculty and staff. 13°37′40″N 123°11′11″E  /  13.6279°N 123.1864°E  / 13.6279; 123.1864 Francisco Gainza Francisco Caracciolo Urreta Visayas de Gainza (3 June 1818 – 31 July 1879)

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240-462: The country. On September 5, 1988 the late Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi renamed it back to Holy Rosary Minor Seminary and inaugurated the Museo del Seminario Conciliar de Nueva Caceres which houses altars and statues, books and vestments used by bishops and priests. The two-storey brick structure is rectangular in plan with eclectic Italian Renaissance ornamentation. Its composition is symmetrical with

260-775: The ecclesiastical jurisdiction is "Ecclesia Cacerensis in Indiis Orientalius". The name was taken from Nueva Cáceres (now Naga City), also indicated as the seat of the diocese. Luís de Maldonado was appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Cáceres. It was elevated to the status of archdiocese on June 29, 1951 through the virtue of the papal bull "Quo in Philippine Republica" by Pope Pius XII . The papal bull also created its two suffragan sees—the Diocese of Legazpi and Sorsogon . Leonardo Legaspi , who

280-453: The rights of the secular clergy, who were mostly natives, in parishes. Together with Peláez, they founded in 1861 El Católico Filipino , the first Catholic newspaper in the Philippines. In March 1862, Gaínza was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres . After Peláez's death from the 3 June 1863 earthquake, Gaínza dispelled rumors of Peláez's unfulfilled plans of rebellion against Spain. On September 1, 1864, Gainza initiated

300-434: The seminary building opened in 1793 it was made of wood, bamboo and nipa which a certain bishop noted as "combustible and of non-durable materials". The initial staff was composed of a rector (provisor and vicar general of the diocese); a vice-rector(a Franciscan professor) and two other professors who taught Latin and Humanities. In nine years after its opening, it had 11 deacons, 24 subdeacon and 247 minor seminarians. In 1855,

320-532: The seminary building was damaged by a strong earthquake and a fire razed it the ground in 1863. In 1865, Nueva Caceres Bishop Francisco Gainza rebuilt and expanded the new seminary building. The Vincentian Fathers (C.M.) took over the management and formation of the seminary in 1865 to become a seminary-college and center of education for lay people in Southern Luzon. In 1925, Bishop Francisco Reyes renamed it as Seminario del Santissimo Rosario and abolished

340-657: The south and Isabela Province in the north. The seat of the archdiocese is currently located in Naga City , also known as the Queen City of Bicol . The Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres is also home to Our Lady of Peñafrancia , the patroness of the Bicol Region, and is considered to be one of the largest Marian pilgrimages in Asia. The Diocese of Cáceres was established as the suffragan of Manila on August 14, 1595. This

360-532: Was also the first Filipino Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas , and the first vicar of the Dominican Province of the Philippines once served as archbishop of the archdiocese. According to a Holy See Press Office Vatican Information Service (VIS) online news release on Saturday, September 8, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Bishop Prelate of

380-426: Was by virtue of the papal bull "Super specula militantis ecclesiae" issued by Pope Clement VIII . The diocese extended over the provinces of Camarines and Albay as far as and including the islands of Ticao , Masbate , Burias and Catanduanes ; the province of Tayabas as far as and including Lucban ; and, in the contracosta of Mauban to Binangonan , Polo , Baler and Casiguran . The official name given to

400-576: Was the 25th bishop of the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres . He was born in the city of Calahorra, in the province of Logroño , Spain. He studied in the Philippines and lived in Manila . In Manila he was a professor at the Colegio of Santo Tomas . Gaínza and his friend, Father Pedro Peláez from Laguna , were leaders of the secularization movement, seeking reforms within the Catholic Church to respect

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