"Christ the King"
Christ the King Seminary
(Quezon City)
It was invited to the Philippines in 1907 by the Bishop of Nueva Segovia to help organize the growing influence of the clearout Iglesia Filipina Idependiente or Aglipay. The first Society of the Divine Word (SVD). It is an international congregation of missionaries that was founded in The Netherlands.
Missionaries of first SVD to arrive in 1909 were Fr. Lous Beckert and Fr. John Scheiermann. They were deployed to Abra where many years later a Filipino SVD priest by the name of Fr. Conrado Balweg served. The SVDs in the Philippines are known to be progressive and a number has taken the cause of armed struggle. It was built on 1933. The main building of the Christ the King Seminary is located along E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City.
(Quezon City)
It was invited to the Philippines in 1907 by the Bishop of Nueva Segovia to help organize the growing influence of the clearout Iglesia Filipina Idependiente or Aglipay. The first Society of the Divine Word (SVD). It is an international congregation of missionaries that was founded in The Netherlands.
Missionaries of first SVD to arrive in 1909 were Fr. Lous Beckert and Fr. John Scheiermann. They were deployed to Abra where many years later a Filipino SVD priest by the name of Fr. Conrado Balweg served. The SVDs in the Philippines are known to be progressive and a number has taken the cause of armed struggle. It was built on 1933. The main building of the Christ the King Seminary is located along E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City.