Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary

The Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary or IHMS, located at Pacifico Cabalit St., Taloto, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines, is a diocesan college seminary established in 1950 by Julio Rosales, Bishop of Tagbilaran, in implementation of Canon 1354, no. 2 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law that required the Bishop to establish such institution. It was first administered by the Divine Word Missionaries or SVDs for a contract of 10 years. To date, IHMS has educated hundreds of diocesan and religious priests (see Paring Bol-anon) as well as lay alumni now serving in different capacities all over the Philippines and abroad. Currently, there are more than a hundred seminarians studying at IHMS. The seminary is as much a unifying factor for the Paring Bol-anon and the different lay alumni groups since most of the members were once seminarians or professors there.Recent historyOn August 22, 2000, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary celebrated its Golden Jubilee with the theme: "Mary and the Priesthood and Evangelization."On January 2010, Bishop Leonardo Y. Medroso announced that the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary High School Department would re-open in June 2010.Milestones August 22, 1948 – laying down of cornerstone July 16, 1949 – pillars of the building built 1950 – The Immaculate Heart of Mary Minor Seminary was officially founded 1960 – The Diocesan Clergy officially took over administration from the SVD 1961 – The College Department was opened 1989 – The Minor Seminary gradually phased out 1990 – The 40th year anniversary celebration August 22, 2000 – the Golden Jubilee was celebrated, with the theme "Mary and the Priesthood and Evangelization" 2010 – The Minor Seminary was reopened by June; I.H.M.S. celebrated 60 years of existence