Antonio Javellana Ledesma

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Most Rev. Antonio Ledesma
Senior posting

Denomination	Catholic Church
See	Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
Title	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Period in office	2005 - Present
Successor	Incumbent
Religious career
Priestly ordination	December 19, 1973
Previous bishoprics	August 12, 1996
Personal
Date of birth	April 3, 1943 (1943-28-03) (age 64)
Place of birth	Iloilo City

The Most Reverend Antonio Javallena Ledesma is the current archbishop of Cagayan de Oro City. Before he became the archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, he was the bishop of the Prelature of Ipil.

Styles of Antonio Javellana Ledesma


Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

[edit] Life

He was born on March 28, 1943 in Iloilo City. He attended elementary at St. Aloysius School and High School & College in Ateneo De Manila with a course of A.B History and Government. He received a Sacerdotal Ordination at Jaro Cathedral in Iloilo City on April 16, 1973, and Episcopal Ordination in Cagayan de Oro City on August 31, 1996. He held the Bishop of Ipil until 2005 when he succeeded Bishop Jesus Tuquib as archbishop of Cagayan de Oro.

He entered the Society of Jesus on 30 May, 1963.

First vows

31 May 1965

Juniorate

1965-1966SHN, Novaliches

Philosophy 1966-1968

Loyola House of Studies Loyola Heights, QC

Regency 1968-1970

Xavier University Cagayan de Oro City

Theology 1970-1973

LHS, Loyola Heights 1973-1974 Lima, Peru

Tertianship 1981-1982

SHN, Novaliches

Graduate Studies
University of the Philippines

MA Political Science, 1968

University of Wisconsin

Madison, 1980

PhD Development

[edit] Ministry

MINISTRY

1980-1981- Asst. Parish Priest, Siay Parish, Zamboanga del Sur
1982-1996- Taught Sociology, Economics & Religious Studies, Xavier University
1984-1994- Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of South East Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute (SEARSOLIN)
1984-1996
Director of XU College of Agriculture Complex
Exec. Vice President of Xavier Science Foundation
1985-1986- Chairman, Philippine Sociology Society
1985-1990- Chairman, Philippine Partnership for the Development Of Human Resources in Rural Areas
1993- Chairman, Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Devt.
1993-1996- House Consultor, Loyola House
1994- Chairman, Philippine Agrarian Reform Foundation for National Devt.
1994-1996- Exec. Vice President & Dean of College of Arts & Sciences, XU
1996- Board Member, Association of Foundations