Juan Quijano

Juan P. Quijano (born October 20, 1882 in Sinait , Ilocos Sur , † August 5, 1954 in Ozamis City ) was Bishop of Mindanao of the Independent Philippine Church .

Life

Quijano's parents were Barangay Captain Eugene Quijano and Catalina Gasmen Pajarillo. After completing primary school in his hometown, he went to Manila and studied at the Liceo de Manila, where he received his Bachelor of Arts . After his doctorate and ordination, he heard that many priests were leaving the Catholic Church under the leadership of Father Pedro Briallantes. He was about to join them, but a friend told him that Bishop Aglipay was looking for priests to send to places asking for religious leaders. Bishop Aglipay was happy to meet Father Quijano, whose faith was strong.

In 1905 he was sent to Cebu with employment in Cebu City , Talisay and Alcantara . Given the distances between the places of his deployment and the fact that he was Ilokano and the local language Cebuano , his job made difficult.

After getting used to the language and learning the language, he wrote articles and published them in newspapers. He published Ang Iwag , a weekly tabloid that contains religious instruction, ideas, and news. He wrote the books Napta (Horoscope), The Brothers and Tales of Nationalism . He translated the Church's Oficio Divino for church members. He visited Cansojong, Talisay, where a church was built.

He married Segundina Gador, a member of a respected family in Moalboal , and had thirteen children with her, Gardeopatra, Gedeon, Gumamela, Gloriosa, Himaya, Garibaldi, Eugenio, Catalina, Lourdes, Acaudaldo, Praxedis, Preciosa Libertad and Juanito.

In 1919, Father Quijano was transferred to Oroquieta . He continued the publications of Ang Iwag . He also published another newspaper, Bag-ong Magbalantay , which was renamed Dakung Bahandi after two years . He also published the Ilokano newspaper "Banawag", which was distributed in the provinces of Ilocos . He was appointed Vicar General for Mindanao . He visited parishes in Agusan, Surigao, Misamis Oriental, Labason and Sindangan in Zamboanga del Norte. In 1924 he translated the work of Dr. José Rizal , Noli me tangere , to Cebuano. It was the first translation of this book into a Visaya language .

Because of his popularity and his excellent work in building up the Church, he was ordained bishop on January 16, 1937 by Gregorio Aglipay, DD with the assistance of Bishops Isabelo de los Reyes, Jr. and Pedro Lagasca. As Bishop of Mindanao he visited Dinas, a Barrio Pagadian , Zamboanga del Sur.

Before the war, Bishop Quijano was sent to Iloilo to improve the situation there. He was sent to the province of Ilocos on the same mission . After his return to Oroquieta the publication of his newspapers was stopped by the Japanese occupiers, his printing works were destroyed and some of his books were burned. After a collapse, he died in 1954.

His remains were brought to Oroquieta. He was buried in the church there.

Web links

• Biography of Bishop Juan P. Quijano with picture