Prepared By:

Christelle Marie Alipis∙Hareem Lunop∙Kate Christine Marzona∙Edmar

Fritz Opina∙Roy Plameras∙Maureen Grace Omanio
 August 6, 1962
 – foundation date
- this was also the day that the newly
ordained prelate of the prelature of San
Jose De Antique, Msgr. Cornelio de
Wit, mhm, appointed Rev. Fr. Peter
Galvin, mhm, as Rector of the
seminary.
 The prelature has a beautiful track of
land in San Pedro.
 It was around five hectares, which was
donated by the Quilino heirs soon after
the news of the Prelature of Antique
was announced on April 1962.
 1963-64 – the first year of Seminary life
started on a make-shift arrangement
under the “convento” of the cathedral
in San Jose, with Fr. Peter Galvin and
Fr. Bernard Holthinrichs as full time
staffs.
 20 boys are enrolled and enjoyed the
historic year.
 The construction of the Seminary building was
started in the present site in San Pedro, and by
October 1963, the school building was ready for
occupancy.
 June 29, 1964 – feasts of St. Peter and Paul, the
official cornerstone was laid in bungalow type
school building, which accommodated classrooms,
dormitory, chapel, refectory, and the Father’s
room.
 As the number of the students increased
with each of the succeeding years, the
present main building was put up to house
the administrations, dormitories, and
recreation hall of the student.
 This was blessed by His Eminence, the late
Rufino Cardinal Santos.
 During the time of Fr. Henry V. Den Eeden
as a Rector, when the present chapel and the
basement were put up.
 Its shape was made like the barque of Peter
after whom the Seminary is named. This was
blessed by then Auxiliary Bishop of Ilo-Ilo,
Msgr. Jaime Sin, on the feast of St. Joseph,
March 19, 1969.
 Among those who at one time or another had served in
the Seminary are: Fathers Cornelius Breed, Joseph
Erardi, Henry V. Tilborg, John Cairns, Albert Driever,
Bernard Bradbury, James O’ Donoghue and some
others.
 Among the MHM Brothers, we had Francis
Bedoweres, Roy Hammil, and Henk Mersink.
 The phasing out was completed during the school
year 1978-79. Since then St. Peter’s Seminary
became an exclusive College-Seminary.
 The seminary continue to provide a total
formation for its candidates to the priesthood.
 It has its own program of spiritual, individual and
community, academic, as well as socio cultural and
pastoral formation, given to the seminarians
although it has its academic enrolment at St.
Anthony’s College
 All seminarians were enrolled Liberal
Arts, majoring in Philosophy
 Some of their classes are in St.
Anthony’s College while the rest,
especially philosophy subjects are
thought in the Seminary.
 Three diocesan priest – inspirers, motivators, guides,
teachers, and most of all, friends to the seminarians
 Missionary Sisters of the Lords Table (Mensa Domini)
- supervises the kitchen and meals of the
community
 MHM Brothers – manages the farm
 Two Lady Teachers – share their time and talent in
Chemistry and Sociology/History
 No new building since 1969
 Remodeled rooms
- dormitories were transformed into rooms for
students in the higher years.
- each rooms in the basement has two beds,
cabinets and study table.
- the library was improved and a prayer room was
fixed.
 The semirary tries to be a “home” for all
where everyone helps and is being
helped to answer God’s call for a
fulltime and lifetime commitment of
service to God and neighbor in the
priesthood.
 1975 – Fr. Romeo Lazo became the
parish priest of San Pedro and
Assistant spiritual Director of
Seminary.
 He studied and owes St. Peter’s an
St. Anthony’s College for his
diploma
SPSian (St. Peter’s Seminarian) Graduates
 Fr. Pablito Maghari - was ordained pries on March 1976
 Fr. Eulogio Estares - was ordained to the priesthood on
April 1977
 Fr. Edgar Pacete – assigned in the Seminary as
Spiritual Director
 Frs. Edmund Gicaraya & Ireneo Abong