Faculty of Sacred Theology

Faculty of Sacred Theology

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The Philippiniana Sacra is the official publication of the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. It is published three times a year with an Ecclesiastical Approval.

Articles written in English, Spanish, Latin, and Filipino (with English translation) and focusing on Philosophy, Theology, and Canon Law are welcome. Submitted manuscripts are subjected to a qualitative assessment of the editorial board and double-blind review.

The Philippiniana Sacra is presently a Commission on Higher Education-recognized research journal, with Category A-2 rank.

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Patron Saint

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Patron Saint

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Patron of the University of Santo Tomás

Patron of the UST Faculty of Sacred Theology

Feast Day: January 28

The revered Angelic Doctor of the Church, Saint Thomas Aquinas, is famous for his magnum opus, the Summa Theologica.

His legacy has left such a profound impact that educational institutions have been named after him, including the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila, the Catholic University of the Philippines.

Thomas was born into a noble family who hailed from Aquino between 1224/1225 in Castello di Roccasecca in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies.

Educated under the Benedictine Rule from 1230-1239, he studied in the Abbazia di Montecassino. Inspired by the religious life, he had his Vestition in Covento di s. Domenico Maggiore, Naples, on May 24, 1244. He took his novitiate two years after in the Couvent de St.-Jacques or the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Paris, some time between 1247-1248.

Finally, he was ordained into the Order of Preachers in Dominikanerkloster Heilig Kreuz, Cologne, around 1251.

Thomas’ scholarship was staggering. Apart from the Summa Theologica, he wrote nine exegeses of Scriptural books, two famous prayers, five expert opinions or responsa, nine treatises in the form of academic disputations, eight philosophical treatises, and five polemical works, among others.

Thomas died on March 7, 1274 due to severe brain hemorrhage. His death represented a profound loss to the Catholic Church. No less than his teacher, the would-be Saint Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus) expressed sorrow at the loss of a profound theologian.

In recognition of his contributions and unwavering faith, Thomas was canonized by Pope John XXII on July 18, 1323. He is the patron saint of Catholic academies, schools, colleges, and universities.

 

Source:

  • Aureada, J.A.E. (2009). An Angelic Mina in a Human Face: St. Thomas Aquinas, His Life in Visuals. Manila, Philippines: UST Publishing House.

Administrators

Asst. Prof. Warren S. Maneja, MA

Faculty Secretary

Faculty Members

Rev. Fr. Isidro C. Abaño, O.P., SThL, MA 

Licentiate in Sacred Theology

Master of Arts in Theology

Rev. Fr. Jannel N. Abogado, O.P., DThPatSc

Doctor of Theology in Patristic Sciences

Rev. Fr. Reynaldo J. Adalid, O.P., SThB, PhL

Licentiate in Philosophy

Bachelor of Sacred Theology

Rev. Fr. Edgardo D. Alaurin, O.P., SThD

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Rev. Fr. Rodel E. Aligan, O.P., SThD

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Rev. Fr. Angel A. Aparicio, O.P., S.S.L.

Associate Professor

Rev. Fr. Dexter A. Austria, O.P., SThD

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Instructor

Most Rev. Teodoro Bacani, O.P., DD, SThD

Guest Professor

Rev. Fr. Ferdinand L. Bautista, O.P. SThL-MA, PhD

Assistant Professor

Rev. Fr. Joseto Jr. N. Bernadas, O.P., SThL-MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Winston Ferdinand Roman I F. Cabading, O.P., SThL

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Delfo Canceran, O.P., PhD, SThD

Visiting Professor

Rev. Fr. Rolando M. Castro, O.P., SThL

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Louie R. Coronel, O.P. EHL

Licentiate in Church History

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Ermito G. de Sagon, O.P., SSL

Assistant Professor

Rev. Fr. Pompeyo F. de Mesa, O.P., STLect

Assistant Professor

Rev. Fr. Filemon I. dela Cruz, Jr., O.P., SThL

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Rolando V. de la Rosa, O.P., PhD, SThD

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Doctor of Philosophy

Rev. Fr. Senen R. Ecleo, O.P., MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Julius Paul . Factora, O.P, JCD

Doctor of Canon Law 

Rev. Fr. Fausto B. Gomez, O.P., PhD, SThD

Sr. Annaliza F. Hipolito, O.P., MA

Guest Professor

Maricel Ibita, PhD

Guest Professor

Rev. Fr. Mariusz Janiszewski, MIC., SThL.

Guest Professor

Rev. Fr. Edgar Javier, SVD, SThD

Guest Professor

Rev. Fr. Raymund Fernando P. Jose, SThL-MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Tamerlane R. Lana, O.P., SThD

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Prof. Marcela Leus, PhD

Guest Professor

 

Rev. Fr. Roberto . Luanzon, Jr., O.P., SThD, DL

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Doctor of Liturgy

 

Rev. Fr. Roland D. Mactal, O.P. SThD

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Rev. Fr. Cecilio Vladimire E. Magboo, O.P., SThL-MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Clarence Victor Marquez, O.P., SThD

Doctor of Sacred Theology

Rev. Fr. Ivan Paul N. Obando, O.P., SThL-MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Virgilio A. Ojoy, O.P., PhD-SThD

Associate Professor

Rev. Fr. Art Vincent Pangan, O.P., SThL-MA,

Instructor

Rev. Fr. George Phe Mang, O.P., SThL-MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Quirico T. Pedregosa, O.P., PhD (hons)

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Emilio Platti, O.P., PhD

Visiting Professors

Rev. Fr. Emil Quilatan, O.A.R., SThD

Visiting Professor

Rev. Fr. Efren Rivera, O.P., SS Prolyta, SThL

Associate Professor

Rev. Fr. Ramon T. Salibay, O.P., SThL-MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Marcelino Saria, OP, SThL-MA

Instructor

Very Rev. Fr. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, O.P. SThL-MA

Assistant Professor

Rev. Fr. Pablo T. Tiong, O.P., SThL-MA

Instructor

Rev. Fr. Jose Maria B. Tinoko, O.P., PhL, Lect., JCD

Guest Professor

Rev. Msgr. Sabino Vengco, SThD

Guest Professor

Rev. Fr. Rey Zerrudo, SSL

Guest Professor

Support Staff

Mrs. Cecilia Rebelyn Flores
Office Assistant
(SWDB and Community Development Coordinator / Student Activities)

Mr. Jefferson Ong

Office Clerk
(Student Records)

Mr. Jeruel Jireh D. Cebeda

General Clerk

Mrs. Nona Ong

Office Clerk
(Office Communications and Files)

History

The Ecclesiastical Faculties of Sacred Theology, Philosophy, and Canon Law have always been considered as integral components of the University of Santo Tomas, which Pope Leo XII proclaimed a Pontifical University on September 17, 1902 through the Constitution Quae Mari Sinico. Pope Pius XII, meanwhile, declared UST as “the Catholic University of the Philippines” in 1947.

The Faculties of Sacred Theology and Philosophy are as old as the University itself. The Foundation Act of the University, dated on April 28, 1611, attests to this as it mentions the establishment of a colegio-seminario (seminary college). The first graduates were granted their academic degrees either in 1629 or 1630. The degrees conferred in UST were ordered to be recognized as valid in any part of the globe after the Brief In Supereminenti, given on November 20, 1645, during the Pontificate of Innocent X, elevated the Colegio into a University. This recognition also made UST open even to those who are not pursuing an ecclesiastical career.

To further widen its service to the local and Asian Churches, the Faculty of Sacred Theology has taken the initiative to empower other theological institutes, schools, or seminaries to confer, through Affiliation, the Baccalaurate degree in Theology; and to confer, through Incorporation, the Licentiate and Doctorate degrees in Theology. The Faculty of Sacred Theology assists these institutes, schools, and seminaries to become affiliated with, or incorporated to, it by helping them meet the requirements of the Holy See for this purpose.

Currently, there is one institute incorporated to the Faculty of Sacred Theology: the Institute for Consecrated Life in Asia founded by the Claretian Missionaries; and four schools / seminaries affiliated to it, namely: the Holy Rosary Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Caceres, the Immaculate Conception School of Theology of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, the Recoletos School of Theology of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects, and the Dominican Center of Studies of the Province of Martyrs in Vietnam.

The Faculty of Sacred Theology, along with the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Canon Law, has also contributed in the intellectual formation of modern-day Catholic hierarchy and clergy in local Church of the Philippines and other Asian countries, particularly Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Some countries from Africa (those from Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe and Oceania (particularly Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu) also send their seminarians and priests to complete their degree in Asia’s oldest existing Ecclesiastical Faculties.

Adapted from: Fr. Rodel E. Aligan, O.P. Fr. Richard G. Ang, O.P., and Fr. Jose Ma. B. Tinoko, O.P. in 400 @ 800: A Tribute to the 8th Centenary of the Dominican Order (1216-2016), published by the University of Santo Tomas