, mottoeng = The word of God is the fount of knowledge , established = , type =

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, religious_affiliation = , academic_affiliation =

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, DWEA, CEAP , rector = Fr. Michael Layugan,

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, dean = Fr. Gilberto Marqueses,

, city = SVD Road,

Tagaytay, Cavite Tagaytay, officially the City of Tagaytay ( fil, Lungsod ng Tagaytay), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,330 people. It is one of the country's most pop ...

, country = Philippines , coordinates = , students = 242 (SY 2016 - 2017) , academic_staff = 22 (12 Resident Professors) , campus = Urban , free_label = Hymn , free = , Song = , colors = Blue , other_name = DWST , website = , pushpin_map = Luzon#Philippines The Divine Word Seminary Tagaytay (DWST) is a

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mission

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy ...

located in

, Philippines. Established in 1933, the seminary is owned and administered by the

Society of the Divine Word The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Ri ...

(

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: ''Societas Verbi Divini'', or SVD). The primary purpose of the seminary is to prepare

missionaries A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Mi ...

for both the Philippine and foreign missions. Its students are mostly

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preparing for the priesthood, and come from a cluster of around 14 autonomous affiliated houses of formation.

Academic programs

DWST offers the following degrees: # a four-year

Theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing th ...

course; #

Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus The Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology ( la, Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus; abbreviated STB), not to be confused with a Bachelor of Arts in Theology, is the first of three ecclesiastical degrees in theology (the second being the Licentiate in Sacred ...

or S.T.B. – diploma comes from

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; # M. A. in Theology; # A.B. in Theology; and # Certificate in Theological Studies directed mainly to the

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. DWST also hosts a house of formation for the SVD-Philippines—the SVD Scholasticat and the Divine Word Institute of Mission Studies (DWIMS). Included in its academic programs are the following courses/subjects: # Ecclesiastical Course (course for candidates for the priesthood) # Licentiate in Mission Theology (run by the Divine Word Institute of Mission Studies) # Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (degree conferred by the Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome) # AB Theology Degree (recognized by CHED) # M.A. in Theology, Major in Moral Theology # M.A. in Theology, Major in Missiology # M.A. in Theology, Major in Sacred Scriptures # M.A. in Theology Major in Systematic Theology # M. A. in Theology: Major in Pastoral Ministry (non-thesis) # M. A. in Theology Major in Mission Studies (Non-thesis)
Certificate in Theological Studies
(CTS)
SVD-Alternative Learning System
(SVD-ALS)

Administration

Affiliated houses of formation

# Divine Word Seminary Scholasticate (SVD) - Rector, Fr. Samuel Agcaracar, SVD # Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP) - Fr. Roberto Ruben Elago, MSP # Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (MSFS)- Rector, Fr. Binoy, MSFS # Oblates of Saint Joseph (OSJ) - Fr. Randy dela Rosa, OSJ # Religious Tertiary Capuchins of Our Lady of Sorrows (Amigonians) - Fr. Renz Canuto, TC #

Saint Augustine Major Seminary The Saint Augustine Major Seminary or SASMA is a Catholic, formation seminary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro located in Tagaytay, Cavite, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Re ...

(SASMA)- Rector, Fr. Andy Lubi # Saint Lawrence of Brindisi House of Studies (OFM Capuchins) - Rector, Fr. Arnold M. Montealto, OFMCap # Saint Paul Seminary Foundation (SSP)- Rector, Fr. Norman Pena, SSP # Saint Paul Scholasticate (Barnabites) - Rector, Fr. Jesus Allado, CRSP # San Pablo Theological Formation House - Rector, Fr. Jose Segudo # Servants of the Paraclete (sP)- Rector, Fr. Peter Khan # Somascan Major Seminary (Somascans)- Fr. Gabriele Scotti, CRS # Tahanan ng Mabuting Pastol (TMP)- Rector, Fr. Michael Cron # Two Hearts (OATH and SMITH)- Superior, Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian

Deans

The School of Theology had graduates already from the school years 1964–1969, but there was no official appointment of a dean for the school. The school's entity was closely associated with the rector, thus there was no official appointment for a dean until the start of the school-year 1969. * Fr. Antonio Pernia, SVD, STD 2020–present * Fr. Guilberto Marqueses, SVD, STL 2017-2020 * Fr. Randolf Flores,

, SSL, PhD and STD – 2014–2017 * Fr. Felix Ferrer,

, STD – 2013–2014 * Fr. Alexander Muaña,

, STL – 2008–2013 * Fr. Michael Layugan,

, PhD and STD – 2004–2008 * Fr. Felix Ferrer,

, STD- 1999–2004 * Fr. Lino Nicasio,

, PhD – 1996–1999 * Fr. Antolin Uy,

, PhD – 1995–1996 * Fr. Lino Nicasio,

, PhD – 1992–1995 * Fr. Guillermo Villegas,

, SSL, STD – 1990–1992 * Fr. Constante Floresca,

, MA – 1988 * Fr. Antolin Uy,

, PhD – 1987–1990 * Fr. Florencio Lagura,

, STD – 1985–1987 * Fr. Herbert Scholz,

, STD – 1981–1985 * Fr. Reiner Franke,

, SSL – 1975–1981 * Fr. Macario Magboo,

, STL – 1972–1975 * Fr. Frederick Scharpf,

, SSL – 1969–1972

References

* Antolin Uy, "Divine Word Seminary: History, Perspective and Orientation Towards New Evangelization," Diwa: Studies in Philosophy and Theology 39 (2014): 69–77.
Deans of the Divine Word Seminary

Rectors of the Divine Word Seminary

Houses of the Divine Word Seminary

School History

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External links

Divine Word Seminary

Societas Verbi Divini

The Divine Word Seminary – video presentation
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