30/08/2026
Fourteen Seminarians to be Admitted to Candidacy for Holy Orders
On September 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM, fourteen Configuration-Stage seminarians from Holy Rosary Major Seminary, coming from the Archdiocese of Caceres, will be formally admitted to Candidacy for Holy Orders. The rite will take place during the Eucharistic Celebration at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, preceding the solemn transfer of the image of the Divino Rostro to the Peñafrancia Parish and Old Shrine.
Admission to Candidacy marks the first formal canonical step in the journey toward the Holy Orders. In this rite, the Church officially recognizes a seminarian’s readiness to continue his formation for holy ministry. As part of the ceremony, each candidate submits a handwritten, freely signed declaration affirming his intention to receive Holy Orders and committing himself to permanent service in God and His Church (cf. Canon 1036).
The Candidates for Admission to Candidacy:
ATUN, G*y Anton
St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Buhi, Camarines Sur
BAUDIN, Lance S.
St. John of the Cross Parish, Baao, Camarines Sur
BONITA, John Sedrick C.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Balatan, Camarines Sur
CORALES, Al John Judiel
St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Tigaon, Camarines Sur
ESPERON, Argay M.
St. Anne Parish, Magarao, Camarines Sur
FULLERO, Kit Wendell S.
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Caramoan, Camarines Sur
MARCO, John E.
St. Rose of Lima Parish, Pili, Camarines Sur
NATERA, Francis Neil C.
St. Anne Parish, Magarao, Camarines Sur
NEPOMUCENO, Jhide Francis T.
Mater Salutis Parish, Cararayan, Naga City
PALACAY, Jaybenn B.
Mater Salutis Parish, Cararayan, Naga City
PEREZ, Christian Joseph H.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, San Francisco, Naga City
REBEDORIAL, Mark Jim E.
Our Lady of Peñafrancia Parish and Old Shrine, Naga City
STA. MARIA, Jeorge P.
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Tigaon, Camarines Sur
TAPALES, Kirk G.
St. Anne Parish, Magarao, Camarines Sur