Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception

Last updated
Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception
Former name
Immaculate Conception College (ICC)
Type Private, Catholic basic and higher education institution
EstablishedJuly 22, 1947;76 years ago (July 22, 1947)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
(Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration)
Academic affiliations
PAASCU
President Sister M. Maribel Piangco, OSF
Location, ,
Philippines

10°40′38″N124°48′21″E / 10.67718°N 124.80579°E / 10.67718; 124.80579
CampusUrban
Colors Blue   and   White
Website fcic.edu.ph
Philippines location map (Visayas).svg
Red pog.svg
Location in the Visayas
Philippines location map (square).svg
Red pog.svg
Location in the Philippines

The Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception (FCIC) is a private, Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. It is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary, who is believed ro have been born without the stain ("macula" in Latin) of Original Sin. [1]

Contents

The school offers basic (K-12) education and undergraduate courses. It is accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities.)

History

Beginning

In May 1947, the late Bishop Miguel Mascariñas, D.D., Bishop of Palo, the Parish Priest of Baybay, Fr. Flaviano Daffon and a group of Baybayanons - Dr. Jose Silao, Sr., Mr. Amado Masecampo, Atty. Jovencio Borneo, Ex-Mayor Apolinario Tavera and several others convened at the Parish Convent decided to establish a Catholic School to be administered by a religious order. While waiting for the availability of a religious group, the school was run by lay people and classes were conducted in a rented house of Segundo Borneo at A. Bonifacio St. Thus, the Immaculate Conception College (ICC) was born on July 22, 1947, with the following Board of Trustees and Incorporators who are now all deceased:

Administration

MBernardo Torres served as the First School Director until 1945 when he retired following his election as governor of Leyte. The school leadership was then passed on to Father Esteban Justimbante, the Parish Priest of Baybay. In 1956, the Franciscan fathers of the province of St. John the Baptist, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A., arrived in the Philippines through the invitation of Bishop Lino Gonzaga, D.D., the bishop of Palo. The Franciscan Fathers assumed the administration of the school with Fr. Brice Mulroy, OFM, serving as director from 1956 to 1961 and from 1963 to 1970; Father Vianney Brinkman, OFm, was the director from 1961 to 1963. Fr. Elwin Harrongton, OFM, 1962–1963 and Fr. Brian Irving, OFM, 1968–1969, were acting directors. Other Franciscan friars have rendered years of service in FCIC. They are the following: bro, Richard Kloster (Bursar), Fr. Madian Schneider (Chaplain), Bro. Cletus Reider (Maintenance Supervisor) and Fr. Patrick MacAuley (Religious Supervisor and Chaplain).

The following have also served FCIC as lay administrators:

To reinforce the school teaching staff, the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S., were invited to the Philippines to help in the Education Industry. The four pioneering sisters who came on October 11, 1962, were: Sister Denise Stolinski, OSF (High School Principal), Sister Mary Paul Pfautsch, OSF (Guidance Counselor), Sister M. Annette Crone, OSF (Medical and Dental Clinic Supervisor) and Sister M. Mark Orgon, OSF (Grade School Principal). Two other American sisters joined the staff in the later years, namely; Sister M. Joseph Ann Vogel, OSF, who arrived in 1969 and has been a Guidance Counselor, College Teacher & Piano Teacher and Sister M. Dianne Zimmer, OSF, who served as College Dean from 1974 to 1976.

With the vision of providing good education and the commitment to serve Baybay in the education apostolate, the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration purchased FCIC from the Franciscan fathers in 1970, but the turn-over was the following year. Thus, January 1, 1971, marked a new era in the educational life of the Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception (FCIC) as well as in the history of the OSF sisters, whose convent and formation house are located some meters from the school. The directorship of the school was assumed by Sister Mary Paul Pfautsch, OSF.

As the Filipinization of schools in the Philippines became an urgent national issue in 1976, the leadership of the school was transferred to qualified Filipino Administrators. The school directorship was held by the following sisters:

In school year 2004 - 2005, the organizational set-up of the school was changed such that a President heads the school. In the same school year, Sister M. Adrianne Siano, OSF, was installed as the first School President of FCIC. On April 13, 2009, Sister M. Teresita Lopez, OSF assumed the position as president. In the school year 2013 - 2014, the organizational set up was returned to directorship and Sister M. Teresita Lopez, OSF was retained as head of the school. Starting the Academic Year 2014 - 2015, Sister M. Grace Gerong, OSF held the said position.

Facilities

The typhoon "Amy" destroyed the original building of ICC. When the Franciscan Fathers assumed ownership, a new site was purchased along Andrés Bonifacio Street. New buildings were constructed on the seven-hectare school area: a three-story main building, the shop and the canteen. Cardinal Rufino J. Santos blessed them on February 22, 1961. Simultaneously, the school was renamed Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception.

The college gymnasium was completed in the year 1967. The music building graced the campus in 1972 and the Chaplain's residence in 1977. The Grade School building was completed on September 30, 1981. Additional buildings have been added to extend better and new services to the school populace - the Bonzel Health and Nutrition Center together with the Non-Formal Education Building in 1994 and the Learning Resource Center in 1995. The latest structure was blessed by Archbishop Gian Vincenzo Moreni, Apostolic Nuncio of the Philippines, during his pastoral visit on July 27, 1995. The construction of a separate school Chapel and the Covered walks from the comfort rooms to the main gate were completed in 1996 and 1998 respectively. The most recent was the completion of the Alumni Center in 2016.

College

At college level, the following courses are offered; [2]

College of Midwifery

College of Teacher Education

College of Business Management and Administration

College of Information Technology

College of Criminal Justice

Other programs

The Graduate School offers a Master of Arts degree in education, with majors in education technology, English language, Filipino language and natural science.

There is also a NFE/NTE[ clarification needed ] program service, offering school-based courses in sewing, tailoring, food preparation, pastoral/catethical and home arts. It also offers community-based courses in functional literacy, Com. Livelihood[ clarification needed ], mat making (by Extension Program), cosmetology and hair science, and mobile clinic (Handog Puso).

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baybay</span> Component city in Leyte, Philippines

Baybay, officially the City of Baybay, is a 1st class component city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It has a population of 111,848 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Borivali</span> Church in Mumbai, India

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Borivali (West) has been a Roman Catholic Parish from 1547 to 1739 and again from 1912 onwards. Its present clergy are Fr Gerald Fernandes (PP), Fr Joseph David, Fr Victor Noronha and Fr Sean Sequeira. It is situated in I.C. Colony which is a large colony situated in the suburbs of Borivali, in the North Western face of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

The Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration is a papal congregation of the Roman Catholic Church, founded on July 20, 1863, by Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel in Olpe, Germany. In 1875, they opened St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana; now part of the Franciscan Health healthcare system. In 1890 they founded Saint Francis Normal School, a teacher training school; which is now the University of Saint Francis (Indiana).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Assumption</span> Roman Catholic university in Pampanga, Philippines

The University of the Assumption (U.A.) is a private archdiocesan Catholic university in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. The University of the Assumption is the first Catholic archdiocesan university in the Philippines and in Asia. It is among the top schools in the region, based on its accredited programs, and licensure and professional examination results.

The Third Order of Saint Francis is a third order in the Franciscan tradition of Christianity, founded by the medieval Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Salle University (Ozamiz)</span> Roman Catholic university in Misamis Occidental, Philippines

La Salle University Ozamiz is a private Catholic Lasallian coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine District of the Christian Brothers in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental Philippines. It is a member of De La Salle Philippines, a network of Lasallian educational institutions within the Lasallian East Asia District.

The Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance or simply the Third Order Regular of St. Francis is a mendicant order rooted in the Third Order of St. Francis which was founded in 1221. The members add the nominal letters T.O.R. after their names to indicate their membership in the congregation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bishop Canevin High School</span> Jesuit high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bishop Canevin High School is a Jesuit-inspired high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The school is located in the East Carnegie neighborhood of the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Immaculate Conception</span> Roman Catholic university in Davao City, Philippines

The University of the Immaculate Conception, also referred to by its acronym UIC, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. The university began in 1905 as Escuela Catolica de San Pedro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint Columban College</span> Private college in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

Saint Columban College is a private, Catholic, coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Founded in 1957 as Saint Columban School, it is the largest among the Diocesan Schools of Pagadian. Columban offers primary, secondary and tertiary education. The Accountancy and Information Technology programs are distinguished as a Center for Excellence and Center for Excellence and Development, respectively.

St. Joseph's College of Balanga (SJCB) is a Catholic private college located in Balanga, Bataan, Philippines. It is managed by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's Catholic Church (Guttenberg, Iowa)</span> United States historic place

St. Mary's Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The church is located in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Mary's Catholic Church Historic District. In addition to the church, the historic district includes the parish rectory, convent, and school building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Children of Mary Immaculate College</span> Private college in Valenzuela, Philippines

Children of Mary Immaculate College (CMIC) is a private, non–sectarian institution located at 22 Maysan Road, Malinta, Valenzuela City, Philippines. CMIC was founded by Eleanor de Leon-Llenado.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Carmel College of Baler</span> Roman Catholic mission school in Aurora, Philippines

The Mount Carmel College of Baler, commonly referred to as MCC Baler or MCCB, is the oldest Catholic mission school in the Philippine province of Aurora. It was founded in 1948 by the American Carmelites, who arrived in Baler upon the invitation of Doña Aurora Aragon-Quezon (1888–1949), former First Lady of the Philippines (1935–1944), wife of the late Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon, and upon the approval of Alfredo F. Versoza, then bishop of Lipa. It is currently a member of the Catholic Association of Schools in the Prelature of Infanta (CASPI).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christ the King College (La Union)</span> Roman Catholic school in La Union, Philippines

Christ the King College also referred to by its acronym CKC is a basic education institution run by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines. Founded in 1931 by the ICM Sisters, it is one of the oldest Catholic institutions in La Union and the Ilocos Region. Like St. Theresa's College in Quezon City and four others, it is one of the six Immaculati Cordis Mariae (ICM) schools in the country founded by Mother Marie Louise De Meester and ran by Belgian Sisters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">College of the Immaculate Conception (Cabanatuan)</span> Private Catholic school in the Philippines

College of the Immaculate Conception is a private Diocesan Catholic school in Sumacab Este, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. It is considered the first Roman Catholic College in Nueva Ecija.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Anthony's College, Leuven</span> Former college in Leuven, Belgium

The Irish College of St Anthony, in Leuven, Belgium, known in Irish: Coláiste na nGael i Lobháin, Latin: Hibernorum Collegii S. Antonii de Padua Lovanii, French: Collège des Irlandais à Louvain and Dutch: Iers College Leuven, has been a centre of Irish learning on the European Continent since the early 17th century. The college was dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua.

College of the Immaculate Conception, Prague, was a Franciscan College, founded in 1629 by Irish Franciscan priests from Louvain. Instrumental in its foundation was its first Rector Patrick Fleming from Leuven, also involved was Fr Malachy Fallon, the Professor of Theology in Louvain, who persuaded the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II to permit foundation of an Irish College in Prague. The establishment was seen as being part of a re-catholicisation of Bohemia, by the Habsburgs, but also to provide clergy for Ireland. Shortly after its foundation, Bohemia was invaded during the thirty-years war, Rector of the college Fleming and another Irish friar Mathew Hoare were captured and murdered by Calvinists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basilica Minore de San Pedro Bautista</span> Roman Catholic minor basilica in Quezon City, Philippines

The Basilica Minore de San Pedro Bautista, also known as the San Francisco del Monte Church and alternatively as Santuario de San Pedro Bautista, is a minor basilica and parish church in the San Francisco del Monte district of Quezon City, Philippines. It is one of the oldest churches in the country and the oldest in the city, having been founded in 1590. The church is dedicated to its founder Padre Pedro Bautista, a Spanish missionary from Ávila, Spain, one of the 26 Christians martyred in Japan in 1597.

References

  1. My First Book of Saints, page 295, Fr. Paolo Pirlo, SHMI.
  2. "DotPH domains available portal".