Augustinian Province of Santo Niño de Cebu - wikipedia Augustinian Province of Santo Niño de Cebu Augustinian logo The Augustinian Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu, based in the city of Cebu in the Philippines, is a geographical and administrative subdivision of the religious Order of St. Augustine. The Province is actively involved in education, parish administration, mission work and formation of candidates for religious life. It has worked on joint missions with other Augustinian provinces, namely, the Australian Province in South Korea, the Dutch Province in Indonesia, and the Provinces of Villanova ( United States ), Ireland and England - Scotland in South Africa. In keeping with its goal to become a missionary Province, it has begun sending friars overseas to help in apostolic and pastoral ministries. Contents 1 History 2 Formation of the province 3 Houses 4 See also 5 External links 6 Footnotes History Logo of the Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu, Philippines ca. 1983 The first group of Augustinians, under the leadership of the Venerable Andres Urdaneta, came to the Philippines in 1565 from Spain through Mexico as the pioneers in the Catholic Church 's task of evangelization in that part of the globe. Originally establishing themselves in Cebu, these missionaries soon expanded their apostolic activities to the neighboring towns and islands and later to almost all the other principal regions of the archipelago. On March 7, 1575, the then Prior General of the Order, Fr. Tadeo de Perusa, decreed the creation of a new Augustinian Province in the Philippines under the title Santisimo Nombre de Jesus de Filipinas -- Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines. During the Spanish colonial times in the Philippines, they founded almost three hundred towns and churches from 1565 to 1898. At the turn of the twentieth century, the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines decided to shift its missionary activities to newer territories, such as Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. As a logical consequence of this move, the seat of the Province was transferred from Manila to Madrid. The Augustinian presence in the country was then reduced to a minimum. To compensate for this loss of manpower, the remaining Augustinians intensified the recruitment and formation of Filipino candidates. And as the number of the latter increased and their preparedness adequately established, the idea of creating a new Province came to be seriously considered. Plans for the organization of such a Province began in 1974 when the Regional Assembly of the Philippine Augustinian Vicariate asked for the creation of a Vice-Province in the islands. Though the plan was not realized, it was again revived by a group of Filipino Augustinians at a meeting in the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu on April 29, 1981. The plan this time was for the creation of a new Province. The move to create a new Province, which would be called the Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu - Philippines, was officially endorsed by the Regional Assembly of the Augustinian Vicariate of the Philippines at the closing of its sessions on August 19, 1981, in the Monastery of San Agustin, Intramuros, Manila, and by the Provincial Chapter of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines, held in Valladolid, Spain on July 17, 1982. The proposal was overwhelmingly approved by the members of the 174th General Chapter held in Rome on September 15, 1983, and the new province was canonically established on December 25, 1983. Formation of the Province The province was officially formed on September 13, 1983, inside the Istituto Patristico Augustinianum in Rome during the 174th General Chapter of the Augustinian Order, where ninety - three delegates approved the creation of the first indigenous Augustinian province in Asia after over 400 years of control by Spanish religious leaders. The Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu gained autonomy from the mother province, the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines, which is based in Spain. The first Prior Provincial was Rev. Fr. Eusebio B. Berdon, OSA, who later became an assistant Prior General of the Order in Rome. Initially, the Province had thirty - six friars and religious brothers and sixty - one aspirants, novices, postulants and theology students. Houses Institutions, or houses, owned by the Province, include the following : Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, also called the Basilica of Sto. Niño de Cebu, where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú is kept. University of San Agustin in Iloilo City. University of San Agustin Extension Campus at Sambag, Jaro, Iloilo City. Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod in Bacolod City. San Jose Parochial School and Parish in Plaza Libertad, Iloilo City. Colegio San Agustin - Biñan in Biñan, Laguna. Colegio San Agustin - Mati in Davao Guadalupe Monastery in Makati City. San Agustin Center of Studies ( San Agustin Major Seminary ) / San Agustin Center of Studies in Quezon City. Augustinian Novitiate and Prayer House in Talisay City, Cebu Province. Sto. Niño de Cebu Parish, Lower Mohon, Talisay City, Cebu University of San Agustin ( Mati - Davao Oriental Campus ) / UC Our Mother of Pepetual Help Parish, Socorro, Surigao del Norte St. Lawrence the Deacon Parish, Bagacay, Sorsogon Sto. Niño Spirituality Center, Consolacion, Cebu Sto. Niño Pilgrim Center, Cebu City ( Provincialate Community ) Sta. Ana Sub-Parish, Burgos, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte St. Augustine of Hippo Quasi-parish, Saguday, Quirino See also Augustinian Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines External links Official Website of the Augustinians in the Philippines Official Website of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño Order of Saint Augustine ( Roman Curia ) Augustinians in Australia Augustinians in Britain Augustinians in Midwest - USA Augustinian presence in the United Nations Footnotes Jump up ^ `` Augustinian Order ''. www.basilicadelsantoninodecebu.org.ph. 2006. Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 17. Jump up ^ Fr. Eusebio B. Berdon, OSA : The New Province : Profile, Challenges & Goals, Inauguration of the Augustinian Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu, Philippines, Yuhum La Defensa Press, Iloilo City, 1984 Jump up ^ Anita D. Bellosillo : Fr. Eusebio Berdon : His Brethren 's Choice, Inauguration of the Augustinian Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu, Philippines, Yuhum La Defensa Press, Iloilo City, 1984 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Augustinian_Province_of_Santo_Niño_de_Cebu&oldid = 790309775 '' Categories : Religious organizations established in 1983 Augustinian Order Catholic Church in the Philippines Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 July 2017, at 22 : 15. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the santo niño de cebu parish of biñan laguna founded
Answer: September 13, 1983