Antonio Javellana Ledesma

infobox bishopbiog
name = Most Rev. Antonio Ledesma


religion = Catholic Church
See = Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
Title = Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Period = 2005 - Present
Predecessor =
Successor = Incumbent
ordination = December 19, 1973
bishops = August 12, 1996
post =
date of birth = Birth date and age|1943|28|03|mf=y
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.

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name=Antonio Ledesma
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Archbishop
deathstyle=not applicable |

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 vows31 May 1965
* Juniorate1965-1966SHN, Novaliches
* Philosophy 1966-1968Loyola House of StudiesLoyola Heights, QC
* Regency 1968-1970
Xavier UniversityCagayan de Oro City
* Theology 1970-1973LHS, Loyola Heights1973-1974 Lima, Peru
* Tertianship 1981-1982SHN, Novaliches
* Graduate Studies
* University of the PhilippinesMA Political Science, 1968
* University of WisconsinMadison, 1980

PhD Development

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

ee also

*Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro