As of this day (4/23/2000), these are what I can recall. When more pieces of information are available, an update will be done. The following names are posted at random:
Acasio from Digos. He became the first priest of Davao, ordained in the sixties. Later he left the priesthood.
Banzon from Luzon. He transferred to the Diocese of Davao and was ordained priest. He also left the priesthood.
Jun Llanos from Digos. He left the seminary. He became mayor of Digos, and died in the service.
Camenia. He was ordained priest,and is in the service as a PME priest.
Isaac Gravador. He left the seminary, and became a practicing lawyer in Digos.
Ben Fernandez. He left the seminary, and is a practicing lawyer in Digos.
Rogelio Soison. He transferred from Luzon and was ordained priest. He left the priesthood.
Roger Antalan from Penaplata, Samal; ordained priest. He left the priesthood.
Buen from Dapecol, Davao del Norte. He was ordained priest in the sixties,then left the priesthood.
Jess Albacite. He left the seminary and is a practicing lawyer in Tagum.
Vicente Abranica from Tagum. He left the seminary and is a professor in La Salle University in Manila.
Tusoy from Calinan. He was ordained priest, then left the priesthood.
Lazo from Calinan. He was ordained priest, then left the priesthood.
Ed Rodriguez from Penaplata, Samal, ordained priest and is in the service at the Saint Francis Xavier College Seminary (The Minor Seminary).
Arthur Fernandez from Digos. He left the seminary, and is a practicing Physician in Digos.
Ric Merquita. He left the seminary and is a farmer.
Armando Yambao. He left the seminary.
Bigonio Clamor. He left the seminary.
Mario Aviles from Toril. He left the seminary.
Omoguiz from Toril. He left the seminary.
Paul Cunanan from Toril. He was ordained priest and is in the service.
Jose Sison from Dapecol. He was ordained priest and is in the service.
Nabayra from Nabunturan. He was ordained priest, and is in the service.
Ruben Birondo from Nabunturan. He was ordained; and diseased.
LLewelyn Llanillo from Davao City. He lleft the seminary, and is a practicing lawyer.
Lito Lorenzana from Calinan. He left the seminary.
Piloton from Padada. He left the seminary.
Orcullo from Padada. He left the seminary.
Undag from Padada. He left the seminary.
Manuel Ymalay from Tagum. He left the seminary.
Laurente from Calinan. He left the seminary.
Orig from Toril. He left the seminary.
Gallardo from Padada. He left the seminary.
Vicente Tiongko from Davao City. He left the seminary.
Dutosme from Padada. He left the seminary.
Jaime Cedeno from Padada. He left seminary.
Jesus Mercado, Jr. from Digos. He left the seminary.
Antonio Roldan from Padada. He left the seminary.
Reynaldo Sorongon from Davao City. He left the seminary.
Bonifacio Burlaza. He was ordained priest, and is in the service.
Francisco Alvarez. He was ordained priest, and is in the service as a PME priest.
Raymundo Honor. He was ordained priest. He left the priesthood.
Theofilo Venus from Toril. He left the seminary.
Gabriel Catalan from Davao City. He left the seminary.
Noel Lorenzana from Calinan. He left the seminary.
Catalino Millan from Padada. He was ordained priest. He left the seminary.
Manuel Albaracin from Padada. He left the seminary.
Arnold Conta from Nabunturan. He left the seminary.
Capuyan from Nabunturan. He left the seminary, and is a practicing lawyer.
Catipay from Padada. He left the seminary.
Edmundo Viacrucis from Davao City. He left the seminary.
Alcomendras from Padada. He left the seminary.
Manuel Roldan. He left the seminary.
Pat Teves. He left the seminary.
Leonilo P. Mercado. He left the seminary.
Isauro Gravador. He left the seminary.
The early teachers of the Seminary were Father Bassenet, Father Lafortune, Father Guy Pigeon, Father George Fortin, Father Boucher, Father Begin, Father Vallee, Andre Bujold, Noel Scott, Father Lahaye, Father Garneau, Father Savourin,Father Bernier, Father Vanasse and Father Reid. They brought with them top quality high school and college education as professional teachers in Latin languages, English, Astronomy, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology. and the Philosophies.The very few layman teachers were Mr. Maranon, and Mr. Cruspero, Mr. Arancon, Atty. Deligero. In the Major Seminary, we also had Father Denis, Father Paredis, Father Picard, Father Tetrault. I think the pioneer seminarians between 1956 to 1974 got the best and worldclass education of the times from the PME Fathers.
The Saint Francis Xavier Seminary as a new experience
The communities in Mindanao as a growing Filipino people was new; all Catholic Priests were foreigners from Canada. They were young French Canadians, very generous souls, going away far from home to be missionaries. There were few American and Filipino Jesuit priests running the Ateneo de Davao College. The coming of seminarians to become future Filipino Diocesan Priests in Davao would be a new experience to all of us seminarians and Catholics of Davao Provinces. The first priests ordained were already in the sixties with Father Acasio, Father Banzon, Father Camenia; later, Father Buen, Father Antalan, Father Lazo, Father Tusoy, Father Nabayra, Father Birondo, Father Jose Sison.
It was in these times in Mindanao and Davao that the Saint Francis Xavier Minor Seminary and the Saint Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary would continue to educate and graduate priests and ex-seminarians up to today.( by JP Mercado, Jr., updated 4/22/2000)
This chapel was built in the early sixties.
The buildings were finally occupied as new in 1958.
