The third president of the Holy Name University (HNU) will assume post this Friday in a dramatic installation at the St. Joseph Cathedral, Tagbilaran City.
The Society of the Divine Word and the academic community of HNU invite well-wishers to share the joy in the installation of Fr. Francisco Estepa, SVD, as the 3rd university president, in a ceremony at 5 p.m. of August 8.
He had been serving as president of the Divine Word College of Legazpi, in Legazpi City, Albay since in 2002 until his election as HNU's third president on May 22.
Born on October 4, 1955, Fr. Kito, as friends fondly call him, began his elementary education at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Mandaluyong City.
He then enrolled at the Christ the King Seminary in Quezon City, finishing his secondary education there in 1972.
He then took up AB Philosophy, attending the same seminary from 1972-1974.
In 1975, he transferred to the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City, receiving his degree in 1977.
At the same seminary, Fr. Kito obtained his Theology degree in 1984.
In between his AB Philosophy and Theology degrees, Fr. Estepa enrolled for a year at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, for a course in Japanese Language and Culture.
Constantly aiming to further his knowledge, Fr. Estepa later earned his MA in Philosophy at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City in 1984.
Fr. Estepa's first assignment was in Tagbilaran City, when he was appointed chaplain of HNU, then called Divine Word College of Tagbilaran (DWC-T), from 1984-1985.
After a year in Bohol, he was sent to Divine Word University in Tacloban City where he served as the vice-president for administration from 1985 to 1987 and VP for Academic Affairs, as well as Director of Research, from 1987 to 1990, respectively.
Always zealous to pursue further studies, Fr. Estepa studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. for his PhD in Educational Administration from 1991 to 1997.
Upon his return to the Philippines, he was appointed as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, he was elected university president of the same institution.
The Society of the Divine Word and the academic community of HNU invite well-wishers to share the joy in the installation of Fr. Francisco Estepa, SVD, as the 3rd university president, in a ceremony at 5 p.m. of August 8.
He had been serving as president of the Divine Word College of Legazpi, in Legazpi City, Albay since in 2002 until his election as HNU's third president on May 22.
Born on October 4, 1955, Fr. Kito, as friends fondly call him, began his elementary education at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Mandaluyong City.
He then enrolled at the Christ the King Seminary in Quezon City, finishing his secondary education there in 1972.
He then took up AB Philosophy, attending the same seminary from 1972-1974.
In 1975, he transferred to the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City, receiving his degree in 1977.
At the same seminary, Fr. Kito obtained his Theology degree in 1984.
In between his AB Philosophy and Theology degrees, Fr. Estepa enrolled for a year at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, for a course in Japanese Language and Culture.
Constantly aiming to further his knowledge, Fr. Estepa later earned his MA in Philosophy at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City in 1984.
Fr. Estepa's first assignment was in Tagbilaran City, when he was appointed chaplain of HNU, then called Divine Word College of Tagbilaran (DWC-T), from 1984-1985.
After a year in Bohol, he was sent to Divine Word University in Tacloban City where he served as the vice-president for administration from 1985 to 1987 and VP for Academic Affairs, as well as Director of Research, from 1987 to 1990, respectively.
Always zealous to pursue further studies, Fr. Estepa studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. for his PhD in Educational Administration from 1991 to 1997.
Upon his return to the Philippines, he was appointed as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, he was elected university president of the same institution.
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