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Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Name		Colegio de San Juan de Letran& San Juan de Letran College
Native name		Kolehiyo ng San Juan de Letran
Motto		Deus, Patria, Letran
Motto in English		"God, Country, Letran"
Established		1620
Type		Private, Roman Catholic, Dominican
Chancellor		Very Rev. Fr. Carlos Azpiroz Costa, OP, JCD
Rector		Rev. Fr. Tamerlane Lana, OP (Letran-Manila, Letran-Abucay); Rev. Fr. Honorato Castignador, OP (Letran-Calamba)
City		Intramuros
State		Manila (Main campus)
Country		&
Staff		About 250 professors, 150 Non-Teaching
Campus		Intramuros, Manila; Calamba City, Laguna; Abucay, Bataan
Free		Letran
Mascot		25px Knights
Colors		Dark Blue, Red and White
Nickname		Letran Knights
Affiliations		NCAA (Philippines), CEAP, Intramuros Consortium

The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, San Juan de Letran or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. It is owned and administered by priests of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) of the Philippine Dominican Province. The school has a rich and proud history and holds the distinction of having produced Philippine presidents, revolutionary heroes, poets, legislators, members of the clergy, jurists, and is the only Philippine school that has produced several Catholic Saints that actually lived and studied inside its campus. The campus contains two statues, representing the two foremost alumni in the fields of secular and religious service: former Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and Vietnamese Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz. Also, Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the Philippines and the oldest secondary institution in Asia.
Letran has programs in Business, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Digital Arts, Communication Arts, Accountancy etc. The colleges are divided into seven departments : College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration and Accountancy, College of Education, Institute of Communication and Institute of Information Technology. The Colegio has also successful athletic programs, particularly in basketball, football, volleyball, taekwondo, table tennis,and tennis. Through the centuries Letran has produced numerous athletes that have donned the national colors (especially in basketball) in international events like the Olympics, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, Jones Cup, and FIBA World Championship. Letran is also a long time member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
At present, Letran remains in its original campus in Intramuros, Manila and is a member of the Intramuros Consortium.
The School's Patron Saint is St. John the Baptist while it's Patroness is The Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary.
The Colegio was given Level 3 accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities in the Elementary department
, and Level 2 in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), the College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA) and the High School Department.

The 'seashell' girl graduates from Letran - Philippine Star

Philippine Star--The management of -Colegio de San Juan de Letran- read the story and offered her a scholarship. She came to The STAR to give thanks before she flew home to ...
Date : Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:58:39 GMT+00:00

Mandaue downs USJ-R to clinch Cortes cage title - Philippine Star

Philippine Star--In the battle for third place, Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras thrashed the -Colegio de San Juan Letran- Knights, 67-56. Eliud Poligrates powered the ...
Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:03:26 GMT+00:00

La hidalguía de un sacerdote - La Nueva España

La Nueva España---...- en la basílica de -San Juan de Letrán-, recibió la ordenación sacerdotal el 21 de marzo de 1942 y celebró su primera misa en la capilla del -Colegio- Altems ...
Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 03:21:23 GMT+00:00

Fallece a los 93 años Rafael Somoano, el histórico deán de la Catedral de Oviedo - La Nueva España

La Nueva España--También en Roma, en la basílica de -San Juan de Letrán-, será ordenado sacerdote por el obispo Arce Ochotorena. A su regreso a Asturias comienza su actividad ...
Date : Tue, 04 May 2010 03:20:37 GMT+00:00

Sacerdotes que han dejado huella (IV): Don Álvaro del Portillo - InfoCatólica

InfoCatólica--La cosa ocurrió así: Un jueves santo, como el Papa celebra en la Basílica de -San Juan de Letrán-, estábamos otro sacerdote y yo en el atrio del templo ...
Date : Tue, 04 May 2010 23:10:36 GMT+00:00

El Principado colabora con el proyecto social y educativo de San Juan de ... - Radio Televisión del Principado de Asturias

Radio Televisión del Principado de Asturias--El Gobierno del Principado de Asturias colabora con la Iglesia de -San Juan de Letrán- de La Habana, a través de proyectos de cooperación que incluyen la ...
Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:24:24 GMT+00:00

"La Papisa" llega a los cines narrando otro pasaje sombrío en la historia de ... - E- Consulta

E- Consulta--Existe una leyenda donde se asegura que cuando un cardenal es designado por el -Colegio- Cardenalicio para convertirse en Papa, debe antes pasar por una ...
Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:07:15 GMT+00:00

Presidents and Rectors of &
Colegio de San Juan de Letran

1620-38 - Juan Alonso Jeronimo Guerrero
1632-38 - Bro. Diego de Sta. Maria
1639-43 - Fr. Sebastian de Oquendo, O.P.
1643-45 - Fr. Francisco Herrera, O.P.
1645-47 - Fr. Lucas Ruiz Montana, O.P.
1647-48 - Fr. Juan L. de Guete, O.P.
1648-50 - Fr. Rafael de la Carcel, O.P.
1650-52 - Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P.
1652-56 - Fr. Jeronimo de Zamora, O.P.
1656-57 - Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P.
1657-59 - Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P.
1659-61 - Fr. Ignacio de Herrera, O.P.
1661-63 - Fr. Pedro Camacho, O.P.
1663-65 - Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P.
1665-67 - Fr. Francisco Sanchez, O.P.
1667-69 - Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P.
1669-84 - Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P.
1684-86 - Fr. Tomas de los Reyes, O.P.
1686-92 - Fr. Jose Valdes, O.P.
1692-94 - Fr. Tomas de los Reyes, O.P.
1694-98 - Fr. Gregorio Giraldez, O.P.
1698-1700 - Fr. Domingo de le Escalera, O.P.
1700-02 - Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P.
1702-04 - Fr. Sebastian del Castillo, O.P.
1704-06 - Fr. Diego Nunez, O.P.
1706-10 - Fr. Francisco Ruiz, O.P.
1710-18 - Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P.
1718-20 - Fr. Pedro Bono, O.P.
1720-22 - Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P.
1722-23 - Fr. Francisco Petite, O.P.
1723-25 - Fr. Juan Caballero, O.P.
1725-35 - Fr. Juan de Arrechedera
1735-37 - Fr. Diego Saenz, O.P.
1737-41 - Fr. Vicente Salazar, O.P.
1741-42 - Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P.
1742-45 - Fr. Vicente Salazar, O.P.
1745-47 - Fr. Jose Herrera, O.P.
1747-49 - Fr. Tomas Canduela, O.P.
1749-51 - Fr. Francisco Carriedo, O.P.
1751-53 - Fr. Juan de la Cruz, O.P.
1753-55 - Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P.&
1755-57 - Fr. Jose Herrera, O.P.
1757-59 - Fr. Diego Serrano, O.P.
1759-63 - Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P.
1763-69 - Fr. Pedro Luis de Sierra, O.P.
1769-73 - Fr. Cristobal Rodriguez, O.P.
1773-77 - Fr. Andres Melendez, O.P.
1777-81 - Fr. Francisco Garcia, O.P.
1781-85 - Fr. Juan Fernandez, O.P.
1785-94 - Fr. Cristobal Rodriguez, O.P.
1794-98 - Fr. Antonio Robles, O.P.
1798-1802 - Fr. Diego Martin, O.P.
1802-14 - Fr. Pedro Galan, O.P.
1814-25 - Fr. Francisco Genoves, O.P.
1825-29 - Fr. Antonio Tavanera, O.P.
1829-33 - Fr. Tomas Rosello, O.P.
1833-45 - Fr. Francisco Mora, O.P.
1845-51 - Fr. Rafael Castro, O.P.
1851-55 - Fr. Juan Velichon, O.P.
1855-59 - Fr. Antonio Carrillo, O.P.
1859-63 - Fr. Jose R. Gonzales
1863-67 - Fr. Raimundo Rodriguez, O.P.
1867-71 - Fr. Mariano Martin, O.P.
1871-73 - Fr. Benito Corominas, O.P.
1873-74 - Fr. Pedro Perez, O.P.
1874-77 - Fr. Domingo Tressera, O.P.
1877-78 - Fr. Miguel Narro, O.P.
1878-80 - Fr. Lucio Asencio, O.P.
1880-82 - Fr. Ruperto Alarcon, O.P.
1882-86 - Fr. Miguel Narro, O.P.
1886-89 - Fr. Bernardino Nozaleda
1889-90 - Fr. Jose Maria Garcia, O.P.
1890-94 - Fr. Lucio Asencio, O.P.
1894-1903 - Fr. Marcos Lainez, O.P.
1903-10 - Fr. Jose Maria Ruiz, O.P.
1910-14 - Fr. Santiago Paya, O.P.
1914-17 - Fr. Florencio Llanos, O.P.
1917-22 - Fr. Calixto Prieto, O.P.
1922-23 - Fr. Juan Ylla, O.P.
1923-27 - Fr. Jesus Andres Villaverde, O.P.
1927-30 - Fr. Roque Ruaño, O.P.
1930-33 - Fr. Juan Ylla, O.P.
1933-34 - Fr. Silvestre Sancho, O.P.
1934-36 - Fr. Angel de Blas, O.P.
1936-45 - Fr. Juan Labrador, O.P.
1946-49 - Fr. Honorio Muñoz, O.P.
1949-52 - Fr. Evergisto Bazaco, O.P.
1952-55 - Fr. Aurelio Valbuena, O.P.
1955-61 - Fr. Angel de Blas, O.P.
1961-64 - Fr. Isidoro Katigbak, O.P.
1964-65 - Fr. Pedro Mateos, O.P.
1965-68 - Fr. Antonio Cabezon, O.P.
1968-69 - Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez, O.P.
1969-70 - Fr. Eladio Neira, O.P.
1970-74 - Fr. Antonio F. Posadas, O.P.
1974-80 - Fr. Pompeyo F. de Mesa, O.P.
1980-86 - Fr. Regino O. Cortes, O.P.
1986-89 - Fr. Thomas Lopez Francisco, O.P.
1989-92 - Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P.
1992-99 - Fr. Ramon C. Cercado, O.P.
1999-2007 - Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P.
2007-11 - Fr. Tamerlane R. Lana, O.P.

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