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| Latin: Seminarii Sanctae Mariae de Pace, et in Collegio s. Bon Voyage[citation needed] | |
| Motto | Sacerdotes Domini Vocabimini |
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Motto in English | "...(ye) shall be named the Priests of the LORD..." (Isaiah 61:6) |
| Type | Roman Catholic Seminary; Continuing Formation Institute; Residence |
| Established | June 29, 1961 |
| Rector | Rev. Fr. Gregory Ramon D. Gaston, S.Th.D. |
| Location | 490 Via Aurelia, Rome , |
| Affiliations | Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines |
| Website | www |
The Pontificio Collegio Filippino (English: Pontifical Filipino College; Filipino: Dalubhasaang Pilipinong Pontipikal), officially named the Pontificio Collegio Seminario de Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (English: Pontifical College Seminary of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage; Latin: Seminarii Sanctae Mariae de Pace, et in Collegio s. Bon Voyage), is a college for diocesan priests from the Philippines studying at pontifical universities in Rome, Italy.
It was formally established as an institution with pontifical rights by Pope John XXIII on June 29, 1961, through the papal bull Sancta Mater Ecclesia.[1]
The current rector is the Rev. Fr. Gregory Ramon D. Gaston, S.Th.D, succeeding Ruperto Santos who assumed office as fourth Bishop of Balanga in Bataan on July 8, 2010 three months after he became the diocese's bishop on April 1, 2010 as bishop-elect (later fifth Bishop of Antipolo since July 22, 2023).[2]
- ^ Pope John XXIII, Apostolic Letter Establishing the Pontifical Filipino College Sancta Mater Ecclesia (29 June 1961), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 53 (1961), 608-609. De Pontificio Collegio pro sacrorum alumnis Philippinis in Urbe condendo sub titulo « de Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje », cuius Statuta approbantur.
- ^ Vatican picks new Filipino college rector, www.ucanews.com