Reverend Father

Constant Jurgens
Life of Jurgens

Born Birth Place Died

December 12, 1879 Oss, Noord-Brabant, June 3, 1952
Netherlands

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 Life of Jurgens
at Netherlands

• He came from well to do family

who engaged in the
manufacturing of margarine.
• The family business is
associated with Uni-Lever.

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 CICM Work

• He become a bishop of
Tiguegarao.
• He helped to build and
maintain churches, rectories
and school and livelihood
projects.

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 CICM Work

• He was assigned at Bontoc, Mt.

Province.
• He work Fr. Sepulchre who was
assigned nearby Bauko with
same province.
• They started CICM mission in
the Philippines with the youth.
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 CICM Work

• He and Fr. Sepulchre

constructed a dormitory for
boys.
• They converted the dormitory
to school and offer Christian
Education.

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 CICM Work

• He started to build Saint Mary’s

University in Bayombong,
Nueva Vizcaya.
• They have an opportunity for
the discernment to the
religious life by the schools the
built.

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 CICM Work

• He is well known in the area of

catechism and single handedly took
care of it during pre war period.
• One of his important publication was
an Ilocano version of a catechism
entitled “ Katecismo ti Doctrina
Kristiana”.
• He was describe as “ Bishop Catechist”

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 CICM Work

• One of his notable contribution in

Bontoc he put is the silk-worm
industry.
• The selling of silk in the Manila have
positive impact to the industry.
• The politician block it because of the
good progress.
• He also establish it in Bayombong.
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