DDIM FOUNDER

Rev. Fr. Pablo V. Fernandez, O.P.

CHRONOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUNDER

Fr. Pablo also was inspired in founding and caring for the existence of a Secular Institute and a congregation of Dominican Sisters in the Philippines: the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph (1959), the Dominican Daughters of the Immaculate Mother (1972), and the Daughters of St. Dominic (1973). He also guided, directed and inspired lay associations and secular institutes. e.g. Company of St. Dominic and the JHS Chaplet Association

Parents: Luis Fernandez and Maria del Pilar Villaroel
Six brothers, Daciano, Pedro, Emiliano, Jose Luis, Bernabe and four sisters, Maria Cruz, Adoracion, Gloria and Valeriana
Elementary Education: Pedrosa del Rey, Leon, Spain; at age 11 followed his parish priest to start his seminary life
High School Education: Studied humanities at Colegio de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, La Mejorada, Olmedo, Valladolid, Spain
Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Intramuros: First assignment and taught different subjects and at the same time enrolled in the University of Sto. Tomas for his post graduate studies in Philosophy and Letters
Fr. Pablo was then a famous writer and historian. It can be seen in his numerous writings which, by his own calculation, amounted to some 5,000 typed written pages
His principal publications: History of the Church in the Philippines; One Hundred Years of Dominican Apostolate in Formosa (1859-1958) and Dominicos Donde Nace el Sol .
Regular contributor of different magazines: Boletin Ecclesiastico de Filipinas, Santo Rosario, La Vos Estudiantil, Acta Manilana, Philippiniana Sacra, Life Today and Huellas Dominicanas, Campo Misional, and Unitas.
Among his many works, the most important was Chronicles of the Dominican Province, biographical data about the religious he wrote during many years that appeared in the necrology

Jun 7, 1917

Birthday of Fr. Pablo Villaroel Fernandez in the town of Pedrosa del Rey, Province of Leon, Spain on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi

Jun 10, 1917

Baptism at Parroquia de Sta. Aguida, Riaño, Spain

Jun 17, 1921

Confirmation at Parroquia de San Martin, Riaño, Spain

Sep 8, 1932

Novitiate- Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Fr. Pablo took the habit of the Order at the age of 15 in the Convent of Sto. Tomas de Avila

Sep 24, 1933

First Religious Profession

1933 – 1936

Three years Philosophical Studies in Spain

1936 – 1939

Finished his Philosophy in San Albertus Magnus in Hongkong and began his theological studies

Aug 6, 1938

At the age of 21, he professed his solemn vows at San Albertus Magnus, Hongkong

July 1939

Fr. Pablo was sent to Washington, DC, USA and completed his theological studies with a degree of Lector in 1941. During his stay, he had an opportunity to improve his command of English Language

May 31, 1940

Sacerdotal Ordination, St. Dominic’s Church, Washington, USA

Jun 21, 1941

He embarked aboard the steamship Nita, Maru, via Hawaii to the Philippines; reached Manila on July 23, 1941

July 1942

Unable to continue his teaching duties after World War II erupted in the Pacific. Later, he was named as Chaplain of the Dominican Sisters’ convent in Lingayen, Pangasinan

February 1943-1944

Transferred as Professor to the Minor Seminary in Tayabas, Quezon

1944 – 1947

Appointed as Procurator/Ecoenomo of the Interdiocesan Seminary at UST

1945

Licentiate in Theology

1946

Doctorate in Sacred Theology

Held a professorial chair in Church History and Christian Archaelogy

1947 – 1953

Assistant Director of UST Secondary School

1953 – 1958

Regent of UST, College of Education

1951 – 1985

[with some interrupted years:1951-1964; 1969-1973, 1985] he was named an archivist and chronicler of the Holy Rosary Province, an assignment he served for many years

1947 – 1987

(1947-1955 and 1968-1987) Served same functions in the Casa de Professores and in UST

1958 – 1959

Assigned as Provincial Promoter of the Dominican Laity [Third Order Dominicans] during his stay at Santo Domingo Convent, Quezon City

1961

suffered a massive heart attack, spent three years recuperating and convalescing at Sto. Domingo Convent, Ocana, Toledo, Spain

1964

returned to the Philippines on the occasion of the Provincial Chapter

Jun 1, 1992

DDIM FOUNDER

DDIM FOUNDER

Rev. Fr. Pablo V. Fernandez, O.P.

CHRONOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUNDER

Parents: Luis Fernandez and Maria del Pilar Villaroel

Six brothers, Daciano, Pedro, Emiliano, Jose Luis, Bernabe and four sisters, Maria Cruz, Adoracion, Gloria and Valeriana

Elementary Education: Pedrosa del Rey, Leon, Spain; at age 11 followed his parish priest to start his seminary life

High School Education: Studied humanities at Colegio de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, La Mejorada, Olmedo, Valladolid, Spain

Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Intramuros: First assignment and taught different subjects and at the same time enrolled in the University of Sto. Tomas for his post graduate studies in Philosophy and Letters

Fr. Pablo was then a famous writer and historian. It can be seen in his numerous writings which, by his own calculation, amounted to some 5,000 typed written pages

His principal publications: History of the Church in the Philippines; One Hundred Years of Dominican Apostolate in Formosa (1859-1958) and Dominicos Donde Nace el Sol .

Regular contributor of different magazines: Boletin Ecclesiastico de Filipinas, Santo Rosario, La Vos Estudiantil, Acta Manilana, Philippiniana Sacra, Life Today and Huellas Dominicanas, Campo Misional, and Unitas.

Among his many works, the most important was Chronicles of the Dominican Province, biographical data about the religious he wrote during many years that appeared in the necrology

Birthday of Fr. Pablo Villaroel Fernandez in the town of Pedrosa del Rey, Province of Leon, Spain on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi

Baptism at Parroquia de Sta. Aguida, Riaño, Spain

Confirmation at Parroquia de San Martin, Riaño, Spain

Novitiate- Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Fr. Pablo took the habit of the Order at the age of 15 in the Convent of Sto. Tomas de Avila

First Religious Profession

Three years Philosophical Studies in Spain

Finished his Philosophy in San Albertus Magnus in Hongkong and began his theological studies

At the age of 21, he professed his solemn vows at San Albertus Magnus, Hongkong

Fr. Pablo was sent to Washington, DC, USA and completed his theological studies with a degree of Lector in 1941. During his stay, he had an opportunity to improve his command of English Language

Sacerdotal Ordination, St. Dominic’s Church, Washington, USA

He embarked aboard the steamship Nita, Maru, via Hawaii to the Philippines; reached Manila on July 23, 1941

Unable to continue his teaching duties after World War II erupted in the Pacific. Later, he was named as Chaplain of the Dominican Sisters’ convent in Lingayen, Pangasinan

Transferred as Professor to the Minor Seminary in Tayabas, Quezon

Appointed as Procurator/Ecoenomo of the Interdiocesan Seminary at UST

Licentiate in Theology

Doctorate in Sacred Theology

Held a professorial chair in Church History and Christian Archaelogy

Assistant Director of UST Secondary School

Regent of UST, College of Education

[with some interrupted years:1951-1964; 1969-1973, 1985] he was named an archivist and chronicler of the Holy Rosary Province, an assignment he served for many years

(1947-1955 and 1968-1987) Served same functions in the Casa de Professores and in UST

Assigned as Provincial Promoter of the Dominican Laity [Third Order Dominicans] during his stay at Santo Domingo Convent, Quezon City

suffered a massive heart attack, spent three years recuperating and convalescing at Sto. Domingo Convent, Ocana, Toledo, Spain

returned to the Philippines on the occasion of the Provincial Chapter

Fr. Pablo’s birth to eternal life

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