HRPI

The Catholic population of Orani, Bataan clamored for a Catholic educational institution which will provide a deeply-rooted Christian formation to the youth of the parish. Using the renovated rooms of the old convent as classrooms, the Most Rev. Emilliano Cinense of blessed memory, then Bishop of San Fernando, Pampanga and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Emilliano Santos, the parish priest of Orani, founded Holy Rosary Parochial Institute in 1963.

Initially, only the first two years of High School Education were offered by the institute. Mr. Vicente Mayoralgo was chosen to be the first principal of the pioneering student and teachers of HRPI, which finally was officially recognized by Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS) on 6 June 1966, the year it became a complete high school.

In his desire to further imporve the religious life and formation the students of HRPI, Msrg. Santos invited the SFIC sisters to helo him in his educational apostolate. Sisters Therese Santos and Visitacion VIzon began in 1971 the long list of Franciscan Sisters who came to serve the HRPI. The institute continued to expand. A new 14-room building was constructed to house the academy. In 1985, Fr. Antonio Dumaual, who succeeded Msgr. Santos, added the Elementary Department to the growing school of learning and Christian formation.

From its commencement exarcises in 1966 up to the present, HRPI has produces thousands of alumni who can now be found serving the Faith in the world of business, politics, education, technology and religion.

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