{{Short description|Roman Catholic seminary in Capiz, Philippines}} {{About|the school in Roxas City, the Philippines|the seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, United States|St. Pius X Seminary (Dubuque, Iowa)}} {{Infobox university |name = St. Pius X Seminary<br />''Seminarium Sancti Pii Decimi'' |image_name = SPXLOGO.jpg |established = 1957 |motto = ''Instaurare Omnia in Cristo'' |mottoeng = ''To restore all things in Christ'' |type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Seminary]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] |religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] |founder = Bishop Antonio F. Frondoza |rector = Rev. Fr. Dennis Dexter Sontillano |address = Pines Hills, [[Lawaan]], [[Roxas City]], [[Philippines]] |free_label = Hymn |free = Hymn to St. Pius X |colors = White {{color box|white}} Yellow {{color box|yellow}} |nickname = Pians, Bolanos |affiliations = [[Pian Alumni Association| Pian Alumni Association (SPXS Alumni)]], [[Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz]] |website = |}}
The '''Seminary of St. Pius X''' ({{langx|la|Seminarium Sancti Pii Decimi}}), or '''St. Pius X Seminary (SPXS)''', is a [[Roman Catholic]] secondary school and [[seminary]] in the Lawaan Hills, [[Roxas City]], [[Philippines]], run by the [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|Catholic priests]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz|Archdiocese of Capiz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/4810626|title=Panoramio is no longer available}}</ref> The seminary and its surrounding areas comprise some three hectares of rocky hills. Cardinal [[Jaime Sin]] was the first rector of the school.<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/> In 1999, the college ([[Philosophy]] and [[Theology]]) of St. Pius X Seminary transferred to Cagay, [[Roxas City]], and named the school [[Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium]] (SMMRS) to honor the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]].<ref name="philippinecompanies.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.philippinecompanies.com/companyprofile/54655/sancta-maria-mater-et-regina-seminarium|title = Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium - , Roxas City, Capiz - Colleges and Universities}}</ref> SPXS decided to retain and maintain its high school and pre-college until 2012, pre-college was transferred to SMMRS.
[[File:The Chapel (St. Pius X Seminary).jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Chapel]]
==History== [[File:The Calvary (Saint Pius X Seminary).jpg|thumb|200px|right]] The erection of the [[Capiz|Diocese of Capiz]] on 28 May 1951 brought a need to train priests. But the meager financial resources of the young diocese made the proposed project a difficult one, considering that the bishop had no permanent residence yet. However, the late Bishop Antonio Frondosa, remained undaunted. Donors contributed to the bishop's residence, and for the 3.3 hectare lot for the seminary site. The first cornerstone of the Capiz Diocesan Seminary was laid on 13 August 1953, and the bishop's residence was inaugurated on the same day. On 3 September 1953, feast of [[St. Pius X]], the first half of the seminary was blessed by Auxiliary Bishop [[Teofilo Camomot]] and Archbishop Jose Ma. Cuenco. Frondosa issued circular No. 3/57 on 31 May 1957 announcing the opening of the new diocesan seminary and appointing [[Jaime Sin]] as its first rector.<ref name="encyclopedia.com">{{cite web| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404705977.html| title = Jaime L. Sin {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}}</ref>
Seven priests staffed the school in its first years with five lay teachers, and 33 seminarians. On completion, the seminary was blessed on 13 June 1959. Its curriculum, Classical Secondary Courses, was recognized by the [[Department of Education (Philippines)|Department of Education]] on 21 April 1961.
In 1999, the college ([[Philosophy]] and [[Theology]]) of St. Pius X Seminary transferred to Cagay, [[Roxas City]], [[Capiz]] and named the school Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium (SMMRS) to honor the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]].<ref name="philippinecompanies.com"/> SPXS decided to retain and maintain its high school and pre-college.
[[File:Lobby (St. Pius X Seminary).jpg|thumb|190px|right|Lobby]] [[File:New Building (St. Pius X Seminary).jpg|thumb|200px|right|The "New Building"]]
===Seminary Rectors=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Rectors of Saint Pius X Seminary |- ! Name !! Year |- | [[Jaime Sin|Rev. Msgr. Jaime Sin]] || 1957-1967 |- | Rev. Fr. Antonio Viray || 1967-1968 |- | [[Raul Martirez|Rev. Fr. Raul Jose Martirez]] || 1968-1971 |- | [[Vicente Navarra|Rev. Fr. Vicente Navarra]] || 1971-1979 |- | Rev. Msgr. Daniel Viloria Jr. || 1981-1995 |- | [[Jose Advincula|Rev. Fr. Jose Advincula Jr.]] || 1995-1999 |- | Rev. Fr. Bernie Barrios (acting) || 1999-2000 |- | Rev. Fr. Job Bolivar || 2000-2007 |- | Rev. Fr. Edsel Delfin || 2007-2010 |- | Rev. Fr. Freddie Billanes || 2010-ca. 2018 |- | Rev. Fr. Berman Ibañez || ca. 2018-2024 |- | Rev. Fr. Dennis Dexter Sontillano || 2024-present |- |}
===Naming of batches=== [[File:Common Room (St. Pius X Seminary).jpg|thumb|200px|right| The Common Room]] [[Pope Pius X]] is the patron saint of the school, but every section is obliged to have a corresponding patron saint. Batches who enter their first year with 36 or more seminarians are divided into two sections, hence, two patron saints per section. Fourth year seminarians are required to name their batch with a unique, notable name which they will carry on until college (SMMRS) or for the rest of their lives.
==Pian Alumni Association== The '''St. Pius X Seminary Alumni Association, Inc.''' (Pian Alumni Association), or simply known as '''PIANS''', is a non-profit and non-stock corporation whose membership is composed of all persons who have studied for at least one year in St. Pius X Seminary. It's not an ordinary alumni association because the seminary is not an ordinary educational institution created and incorporated solely under a national law, and regulated by the appropriate government agencies, such as the Philippines' Department of Education (DepED) and Education Service Contracting (ESC), but was also created under the laws of the Catholic Church and regulated by the Vatican, and administered by the bishop through his priests. Further, its purpose is not only to educate but also to train boys and young men for the presbytery and the future leaders of the church.
Since the opening of the seminary 61 years ago, there are usually ordinations every year. Six Pians have become bishops. Though the association is composed of Pians (SPXS Alumni), it is not a religious or ecclesiastical organization or corporation like the [[Children of Mary]], [[Knights of Columbus]] and [[Couples for Christ]].<ref>[http://74.6.146.127/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=Global+Pians&rd=r1&type=937811&fr=greentree_ff1&u=www.friendster.com/group-discussion/index.php%3Ft%3Dmsg%26th%3D1676224%26start%3D0%26&w=global+pians+pian%27s&d=Nz5h5O_ZViQU&icp=1&.intl=ph&sig=NrZwDBMTnsvUitPTLehlMQ-- Unknown]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Notable alumni==
===Politics=== * Eleandro "Budoy" Madrona – Congressman of Romblon (1992-2001, 2007-2016). * [[Jocelyn Bolante]] – Politician who formerly served as an [[Undersecretary]] of the [[Department of Agriculture (Philippines)|Department of Agriculture of the Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.pinoyfraternity.com/lofiversion/index.php/t295.html | title=Pinoy Fraternity | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715084645/http://www.pinoyfraternity.com/index.php?s=4eef57a2dc63169ec688fe644b9a9e50&showtopic=295 | archive-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> * Vicente "Vic" Bermejo – Former provincial governor of [[Capiz]] and former mayor of [[Roxas City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.i-site.ph/Databases/LGUs/Governors/2001-2004/Visayas/personal/bermejo-personal.html|title = I-site.ph - i site Resources and Information}}</ref> *Felipe Neri Yap – Mayor of [[Ivisan, Capiz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewstoday.info/2010/08/13/ivisan.mayor.to.prioritize.environmental.protection.html|title=Ivisan mayor to prioritize environmental protection}}</ref> * Gideon Ike Patricio – Former Mayor of the Municipality of Pilar * Gerard Montojo – Mayor of the Municipality of Romblon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/663357/romblon-to-give-aquino-ashtrays|title = Romblon to give Aquino ashtrays|date = 9 January 2015}}</ref> * Arnold Perez - Mayor of the Municipality of Pilar, Capiz.
===Church=== * Cardinal [[Jose Advincula|Jose F. Advincula Jr.]] – [[Archbishop of Manila]], Former Archbishop of Capiz.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://capiznon.org/2012/01/12/most-rev-jose-f-advincula-jr-d-d-3rd-metropolitan-archbishop-of-capiz/ |title=Most Rev. Jose F. Advincula, Jr. D.D., 3rd Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz | Captivating Capiz – Roxas City Seafood Capital of the Philippines |accessdate=2012-08-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731091030/http://capiznon.org/2012/01/12/most-rev-jose-f-advincula-jr-d-d-3rd-metropolitan-archbishop-of-capiz/ |archivedate=2012-07-31 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-27|title=Cardinal-designate Advincula: Pope wants Church to tend to "peripheries" - Vatican News|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-10/philippines-new-cardinal-advincula-capiz-pope-peripheries-interv.html|access-date=2020-10-28|website=www.vaticannews.va|language=en}}</ref> * [[Victor Bendico|Victor B. Bendico]] – Archbishop of Capiz, Former Bishop of Baguio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/10/01/161001d.html|title = Other Pontifical Acts}}</ref> * [[Jose Corazon Tala-oc]] – Bishop-emeritus of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo|Kalibo]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node%2F15608|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726182239/http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node%2F15608|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 26, 2011|title=Pope appoints new bishop of Kalibo diocese | CBCP News}}</ref> * [[Warlito Cajandig|Warlito I. Cajandig]] – Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cbcponline.net/bishops/bishops/cajandig.html |title=Most Rev. Warlito I. Cajandig, D.d. |access-date=2016-09-19 |archive-date=2016-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322234023/http://www.cbcponline.net/bishops/bishops/cajandig.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Mel Rey Uy]] – Bishop of Lucena <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/pope-appoints-new-bishop-of-lucena/|title = Pope appoints new bishop of Lucena|date = 29 July 2017}}</ref> * Erno Diaz – first Filipino pastor in the [[Archdiocese of New York]] and now director of the [[San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel (New York City)|Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20070820&id=iFM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=818,2238681|title=Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive Search}}</ref> * Cyril B. Villareal - Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Kalibo
===Others=== * Florentino D. Mabasa Jr.- Outstanding Aklanon Awardee (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aklan.gov.ph/index_detail.php?id_article=525&id_category=1 |title=Aklan Province: Outstanding Aklanon Awardees for 2008 |accessdate=2010-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005220752/http://www.aklan.gov.ph/index_detail.php?id_article=525&id_category=1 |archivedate=2011-10-05 }}</ref> * Geoffrey M. Martinez – President & CEO of CareHealth Plus Systems International Inc.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/mychoiceinhealthcare/posts/323722041304620 Unknown]{{Dead link | date=February 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> * Dr. Raymund O. Conlu – Nuclear Medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center, BGC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://phc.gov.ph/docfind/view.php?med_id=643|title=Raymund Augustus O. Conlu, MD}}</ref> * Capt. Donaldo "Don" Mendoza – Asst. Dir. Gen for CAAP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/794492/ex-airline-execs-take-over-caap|title = Ex-airline execs take over CAAP|date = 6 July 2016}}</ref> * Michael Alfred V. Ignacio – Career Commercial Diplomat/ Commercial Counselor and Director. The Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Philippine Consulate General Osaka<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investphilippines.gov.ph/philippine-trade-and-investment-roadshow-in-kolkata-india-highlights-trade-and-investment-opportunities-with-indian-businessmen/ |title=Philippine Trade and investment Roadshow in Kolkata, India, highlights trade and investment opportunities with Indian businessmen | Invest Philippines |accessdate=2016-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923095820/http://investphilippines.gov.ph/philippine-trade-and-investment-roadshow-in-kolkata-india-highlights-trade-and-investment-opportunities-with-indian-businessmen/ |archivedate=2016-09-23 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PHILIPPINE TRADE & INVESTMENT CENTER TAIPEI|url=http://www.investphilippinestaiwan.com/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=PHILIPPINE TRADE & INVESTMENT CENTER TAIPEI|language=en}}</ref> * Fernando V. Beup Jr. – DFA Director, Office of Strategy Planning and Policy Coordination, Formerly 2nd Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy in India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.muntingnayon.com/page/104108/index.php?pagelistno=99870 | title=PHL Crisis Management Teams Distribute Relief Goods to Filipinos in Nepal }}</ref> * Melvin Cordenillo Almonguera – 2nd Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy in Brunei.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pebrunei.org/embassy-personnel/ |title=Embassy of the Philippines in Brunei Darussalam | Embassy Personnel |access-date=2017-04-07 |archive-date=2017-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408082353/http://www.pebrunei.org/embassy-personnel/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Notable priest formators=== * Cardinal [[Jaime Sin]] - former [[Roman Catholicism in the Philippines|Roman Catholic]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila|Archbishop of Manila]] known for his instrumental role in the [[People Power Revolution]], which toppled the regime of [[Ferdinand Marcos]] and installed [[Corazon Aquino]] as [[president of the Philippines|president]] of the [[Philippines]]. He was the first rector of St. Pius X Seminary. * Raul Quimpo Martirez - Bishop-Emeritus of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique|San Jose de Antique]] and Outstanding Aklanon Awardee (2008) * Vicente Navarra - Bishop-Emeritus of the Diocese of Bacolod<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbcponline.net/bishops/bishops/navarra.html |title=Most Rev. Vicente M. Navarra, D.d. |access-date=2012-03-29 |archive-date=2010-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617163738/http://www.cbcponline.net/bishops/bishops/navarra.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of Roman Catholic Seminaries]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Schools in Roxas City}} {{Authority control}}
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