Historical background

1796                                    Separated from Dumaguete, the Siaton-Dauin parish that extended the entire

                                             stretch of southern Negros was created. Fr. Jose Barredo was the first parish

                                             priest, 1796-1835.

1857                                    Dauin was ceded to the Recollect Province which assigned Fr. Manuel  Navarro

                                             as parish priest until his death in 1864.

1898                                    The Recollects were forced to vacate the parish due to the Revolution. A secular

                                              priest meanwhile administered the parish.

1912                                    Return of the Recollects

1969                                    Cession of the parish to the secular clergy. Fr. Leandro Palacios was the last

                                              Recollect parish priest, 1964-69. (Today, the parish of Dauin under the patronage

                                             of St. Nicholas of Tolentine covers 23 barangays, one of which is Apo Island, around

                                             30 minutes by motorized outrigger from Malatapay port in Zamboangita town.)

1982                                    A volcanic island and home to around 150 families, Apo Island became a marine

                                             sanctuary through the initiative of Silliman University Marine and Biology Department.

14 December 2008            Bishop John Du offered the chaplaincy to the Recollects. It now forms part of the

                                              ministerial apostolate of Recoletos de Valencia. Its feast falls every April 5.

Parish Priest:  Fr. Joel Naranja, OAR

Address:

Api Island, Dauin, Negros Oriental

Historical Background

February 2008                            Bishop Pedro Arigo appointed Fr. Louie Gabinete as parish administrator

                                                     of the faithful living in two sitios: the one in a hill barrio and another across

                                                     the lake. The parish church strategically nestles on top of a hill.

December 12, 2008                 Celebration of the parish patronal fiesta with Bishop Arigo as main

                                                    celebrant and homilist.

Parish Priest:   Fr. Roderick Deguit, OAR

Address:

Luzviminda, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

Historical Background

mid-1980s                                  The school chapel of San Pedro Academy-Recoletos was originally under the patronage of

                                                     St. Rita of  Cascia.

??December 12, 1996             Bishop Angel Lagdameo of Dumaguete elevated it to the rank of chaplaincy with

                                                    St. Ezekiel Moreno as its principal patron. A retreat center was attached to the

                                                    chaplaincy building.

June 8, 2004                             Start of the renovations and repainting of the convent.

August 19, 2005                        Bishop John Du led the blessing of the newly-refurbished St. Ezekiel Moreno convent

April 25, 2006                            Blessing and inauguration of the chaplaincy office, by Fr. Lauro Larlar

Historical Background

19 May 1852                Became an independent town, originally a barrio known as Ermita (“a place of retreat”),

                                       with Fr. Antonio Ubeda—who was instrumental to 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.    

31 March 1854             Established as a parish separate from Dumaguete and dedicated to Our Lady

                                       of the Abandoned

May 1855                      Fr. Tomás Mezquita, first parish priest assumed office. He built a church and a school,

                                       both made of light materials.

1869-1875                   Construction of a convent made of solid materials.

1886                             Completion of building a new church made of stone and wood when the old one

                                      collapsed in 1885.

1898                             Both the church and convent were burned during the Revolution. The Recollects left the

                                      parish; a secular priest from Dumaguete took over.

1904                             The Recollects resumed their pastoral care of the parish. They built a new concrete

                                      church and convent.

18 April 1905               Change of the town’s name to Luzurriaga in honor of a famous political figure, José Ruiz

                                      de Luzurriaga

 
14 June 1948               Restoration of the town’s old name sans “Nueva”

1960                              Fr. Pedro Ko started building the actual concrete church and convent

1963                             He established the San Pedro Academy. Later he also founded the San Pedro Acadey-

                                      Recoletos in Barangay Caidiocan.

1994                             An Evangelization Team was formed to help in the “spiritual (re-) awakening” of 21 barangays

                                     covered by the parish

??12 December 1997    The Chaplaincy of St. Ezekiel Moreno in Caidiocan was established.

Address:

Poblacion, Valencia, 6215 Negros Oriental · Tel.: /Fax: (035) 225-3043