Colegio de San Juan de Letran

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Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Dalubhasaan ng San Juan de Letran (Filipino)
Latin: Ecclesiasticus Sancti Iohannis Lateranus Collegium Manilana
Former name
Colegio de Niños Huerfanos de San Juan de Letran (1620–1630)
MottoDeus, Patria, Letran (Latin)
Motto in English
God, Fatherland, Letran
TypePrivate non-profit Basic and Higher education institution
Established1620; 404 years ago (1620)
FounderDon Juan Alonso Geronimo Guerrero
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Dominican)
Academic affiliations
Intramuros Consortium, PAASCU, CEAP
ChancellorVery Rev. Fr. Gerard Timoner III, OP, SThL
RectorRev. Fr. Raymund Fernando Jose, OP
Location
151 Muralla Street Intramuros, Manila
,
Philippines

14°35′36″N 120°58′36″E / 14.5932°N 120.9766°E / 14.5932; 120.9766
CampusUrban
Main
  • Intramuros, Manila
Satellite
Alma Mater songHimno del Colegio de Letran
Patron SaintSt. John the Baptist
Colors   Blue & red
NicknameLetran Knights
Sporting affiliations
NCAA (Philippines)
Mascot Johnny The Big Knight
Websiteletran.edu.ph
Colegio de San Juan de Letran is located in Manila
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Location in Manila
Colegio de San Juan de Letran is located in Metro Manila
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Location in Metro Manila
Colegio de San Juan de Letran is located in Luzon
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Location in Luzon
Colegio de San Juan de Letran is located in Philippines
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Location in the Philippines

The Colegio de San Juan de Letran (transl. College of San Juan de Letran), also referred to by its acronym CSJL, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution owned and run by the friars of the Order of Preachers in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the Philippines and the oldest secondary institution in Asia.[1][2] The school has produced Philippine presidents, revolutionary heroes, poets, legislators, members of the clergy, jurists, and it is also one of the only Philippine schools that has produced several Catholic saints who lived and studied on its campus.[3][4] The school's patron saint is St. John the Baptist.[5] 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.

Letran has programs in Business, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Digital Arts, Communication Arts, Accountancy, Engineering. The colleges are divided into six departments: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA), College of Education (CoEd), Institute of Communication (iCOMM), College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT) .[6]

The Colegio has successful athletic programs, particularly in basketball, football (soccer), volleyball, taekwondo, and tennis. Through the years 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 a long-time member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The Colegio was given Level III accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities in the Basic Education department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), and College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA).[7]

Letran remains in its original campus in Intramuros, Manila, and is a member of the Intramuros Consortium.

Rector-Presidents of
Colegio de San Juan de Letran

1620–32 – 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 Arechederra, O.P.
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.
2007–2015 – Fr. Tamerlane R. Lana, O.P.
2015–2023 – Fr. Clarence Victor C. Marquez, O.P.
2023–present – Fr. Raymund Fernando P. Jose, O.P.

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