Cabanglasan

Parish, School & Mission Chapels

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

The Parish of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe was established in 1981 with Fr. Ferrucio Leoni, SJ as its founder and first parish priest. It includes 30 chapels in mountain side villages, 4 of which are mission chapels - served by two Jesuit missionaries, some accesible only on foot, horseback or by motorbike. The parish supports Lumad college scholars. It has some farmland for development. Cabanglasan population: 43,673; Catho;ic: 29,403; Titular: Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12.

Parish Priest: Fr. Nikki James Lee, SJ

Parochial Vicar: Fr. Dario Miguel Saniel, SJ

Address: Purok 2, Poblacion, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon 8723

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Father Leoni Memorial School

Father Leoni Memorial High School (formerly Nuestra Sra. de Guadalupe High School) was also founded by Fr. Ferrucio Leoni, SJ in 1981. It is the only Catholic secondary institution in Cabanglasan. Student population – 581, 20% indigenous youth; 17 teachers. Enrollment profile: Junior HS – 469; Senior HS – 112. Academic tracks offered – general academic strand (GAS), humanities and social sciences (HUMSS). Its poblacion dorm houses 35 students, while the dorm in nearby sitio of Bendum has 16 students. The dorms serve Lumad students so they do not have to walk to school from their villages located 1-2 hours each away.

School Supervisor: Fr. Lloyd Sabio, SJ

Address: Purok 8, Poblacion, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon 8723

Telephone: 0977-190-8590

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Our Mission Community

About Cabanglasan

Cabanglasan is a 3rd class municipality with population of 36,286 (2020 census). It is bounded on the north and west by Malaybalay City, on the south by the town of San Fernando and on the east by Agusan del Sur province. It is located along the base of the Mt. Pantaron range near the confluence of the Umayam and Pulangi Rivers and its mountainous land area extends up to the border of Bukidnon and Agusan del Sur. Its indigenous peoples are Umayamnon; the local languages are Binukid, Umajamnen, Visayan; the roads are accessible to buses, jeepneys, motorcycles. The Lumad settlement areas can be reached only on foot.

Click here to view the vicinity map of Cabanglasan. Searchable and featuring map layers with terrain details. Data source: OpenStreetMap.

Our Priorities

Parish and Indigenous Peoples Ministry programs need financial support: (a) literacy program in 6 sitios: Miaray, Tagbacan, Mandahican, Saluringan, Maraguing, Patulangan; (b) to sustain the IP dormitories: 35 pax (Cabanglasan), 16 pax (Bendum), 12 (College). Shown in photo - Santa Cruz Chapel in Sitio Limao.

Celebrating our 40th Anniversary

This year we celebrate 40 years of giftedness and of giving! It is time to be grateful and celebrate. Come, let us rejoice, for God has blessed Fr. Leoni Memorial School so abundantly!

Our Ruby Jubilee on Video

Binhi Te Peglaum Scholars

Our warmest congratulations to our Binhi Te Peglaum scholars' academic achievers for the second quarter of the 2022-2023 academic year of Fr. Leoni Memorial School. May this achievement inspire them to be more and embody academic competence to realize their dreams.

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Mission Chapels and Literacy Centers

Mga Kapilya

Cabanglasan has the most number of chapels in the Bukidnon Mission District. Many are located far and wide across sitios and barangays, some on mountain slopes and others accessible only on trails by motorcycle or on foot. They are built on land donated by the local parishioners with simple structures constructed, many with bamboo and lumber from locally sawn timber, and labor provided by the residents. Some were funded with seed money from generous donors, but many were completed by the devotees themselves from farm income and contributions from overseas workers.

Many thanks to Fr. Jeremy Asunto, SJ who took these photos back in 2019-2020 when he was assigned to the Cabanglasan parish with Fr. Irmo Valeza, SJ, parish priest.

Scroll the photo gallery below to view our numerous chapels.