Welcome to PAREF Springdale Chaplaincy Section.
Our school priest is Rev. Fr. Henry Bocala, the author of Arise and Walk. Fr. Henry was born in Davao City (Philippines) on December 18, 1968. A secular priest incardinated in the Prelature of Opus Dei, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Sacred Theology at the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain, and his Licentiate and Doctorate in Canon Law (Summa cum laude) at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, where he was ordained priest on March 28, 2000.
Before receiving the Sacrament of the Holy Orders, the author had worked for some years as a freelance writer and an aide to a Senator in the Philippine Congress. A Political Science graduate of the University of the Philippines (UP), he entered the UP College of Law, but later shifted to ecclesiastical studies. He is also a painter. He won the design competition for the official logo of the 10th World Youth Day (Manila, 1995), an event highlighted by the visit of Pope John Paul II.
Since his ordination to the priesthood, Fr. Bocala has devoted himself entirely to pastoral tasks especially among students and young professionals. His initial training as a new priest was carried out in Spain, Italy, South Africa and Israel. He was also the Chaplain of Warrane College at the University of New South Wales in Sydney (Australia) before coming back to the Philippines in 2003.
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