ANDREW G. RECEPCION

490, Via Aurelia 00165, Roma, Italia;

Landline: +39 06 39266461; email: [email protected]; website: www.pcfroma.org

CURRENT POSITIONS ______

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR OF STUDIES [2016—PRESENT] PONTIFICIO COLLEGIO FILIPPINO, ROME

MEMBER, MISSIONARY COUNCIL, CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES [2015-PRESENT] DOCENTE INCARICATO (LECTURER), MISSIOLOGY FACULTY, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITÀ GREGORIANA, ROME, ITALY [2018-PRESENT] ______EDUCATION ______

HOLY ROSARY MAJOR SEMINARY — AB PHILOSOPHY, 1988

DIVINE WORD SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY/URBANIANA UNIVERSITY — STB, 1996 DIVINE WORD SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, PHILIPPINES — MA THEOLOGY, 1997 ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY, PHILIPPINES — MBA-SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 2008

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITÀ GREGORIANA — LICENZA IN MISSIOLOGIA, 2001 PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITÀ GREGORIANA — DOTTORATO IN MISSIOLOGIA, 2005 ______TEACHING EXPERIENCE ______HUMANITIES & PHILOSOPHY (1993-1997) — St. Paul Seminary, Philippines; THEOLOGY OF THE EUCHARIST (1997-1998)—Holy Rosary Major Seminary, Philippines; ECCLESIOLOGY (2002-2014)—Holy Rosary Major Seminary, Philippines; MISSIOLOGY & ECUMENISM (2002-2014) —Holy Rosary Major Seminary, Philippines; CREATION & ESCHATOLOGY (2003-2004) —Holy Rosary Major Seminary, Philippines; THEOLOGY OF HOPE (2003-2004) —Holy Rosary Major Seminary, Philippines; THEOLOGY OF MISSION, St. Vincent School of Theology (2004-2005); DEVELOPMENT in MISSION (History of Mission)—Divine Word School of Theology/ Divine Word Institute of Mission Studies, Philippines (2004-2015); MISSION & GLOBALIZATION —Divine Word Institute of Mission Studies Philippines (2010-2015); MARIOLOGY—Divine Word School of Theology, Philippines (2014-2016); MISSIONARY DOCUMENTS OF THE CHURCH; MISSION HISTORY—Divine Word Institute of Mission Studies (2014-2016); MISSION & CULTURE—San Carlos Seminary, Manila, Philippines (2015-2016); MISSIONE NELLA CITTÀ; LE SVOLTE NELL’ EVANGELIZZAZIONE NELL’ EPOCA MODERNA; MISSIONE PASTORALE; MISSION & GLOBALIZATION—Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Facoltà di Missiologia, Roma, Italia (2018-2020)

______PUBLICATIONS ______BOOKS: God’s Global Household: A Theology of Mission in the Context of Globalization (2007), Agnus Press, Philippines [Finalist, Best Book in Theology, National Book Award, Philippines, 2008]; Light to All Men (2009), Archdiocese of Caceres, Philippines; Pontifical Mission Societies: 70 Years of Mission in the Philippines (2011), Eres Press; Fanning the Flame of Mission: Mission Formation Manual (2016), Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines

ARTICLES: “The Clash of Religions and Its Challenges to Mission as a Covenant of Unity in Diversity” (2009), Studia Missionalia, Università Gregoriana; “Der Pentekostalismus auf den Philippinen “Pentecostalism in the Philippines” (2012), Verlag Friedrich Pustel, Regensburg, Germany Ed. Tobias Kessler/Albert Peter Rethman; “Understanding Filipino International Migration” (2012), Oxford Mission Studies; “Diakonia and Mission in the Church” (2012), Theology of One World Series, Missio Aachen, Germany; “Global World and Its New Challenges” (2015), Urbaniana University Press; “Mission in the City: From Landscape to Humanscape” (2016), Missio Inter Gentes, Philippines; “Die Mission der Kirche im Kontext der modernen Philippinen” (2017), Theologie Der Einen Welt ThEW 12 (Herder) "Inkulturation: Gottes Gegenwart in den Kulturen”; “Urbanizzazione, migrazione, postmodernità” (2017), Gen’s Rivista Ecclesiale; “In viaggio con i giovani dell’Asia” (2018), Gen’s Rivista Ecclesiale; “The Holy Spirit in the journey of our churches” (2018), Ekklesia

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2019: “The Cry of Jesus —Through and Beyond the Wounds (Matthew 27:46 ):Rethinking Contemporary Missionary Spirituality”, IAMS Europe Conference (August 23-27, 2019), Sankt Augustin, Germany; “Missionary Faith of Filipino Migrants”, Conference for Filipino Communities in Rome (March 24, 2019); “Encountering Jesus”, Talk for Couples for Christ Handmaid CFC, Geneva Switzerland (March 16-17,2019); “La missione poliedrica della chiesa in uscita”, Università Popolare Mariana (April 6,2019); “Being Like Mary”, Talk for Filipinos in San Diego, California, USA (August 2019); “Gifted to give: Celebrating the Quincentennial of Catholic faith in the Philippines”, Talk for Filipino Chaplains in Europe (October 2019)

2018: “Pope Francis and Church Reform”, Conference for Diocesan Clergy from different Dioceses in Myanmar (August 22, 2018); “The Church Today & the Reforms of Pope Francis”, Conference given during Asian Gens Congress, Philippines (July 5, 2018); “Missione Poliedrica della Chiesa in Uscita”, Intervento Facoltà Missiologia (December 6, 2018); “New Evangelization”, Conference for Couples for Christ (April 13, 2018), Geneva, Switzerland; “The Bikols According to Francisco Gainza”, Conference on Bikol Bishops’ ad Limina Visit from document of the Vatican Archives , Philippines (September 14, 2018)

2017: “Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World”, President’s Address, Plenary Assembly of the International Association of Catholic Missiologists (IACM), (July 10-15,2017), Pattaya, Thailand

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ______Past President (2010-2017), International Association of Catholic Missiologists (IACM) Member, International Association of Mission Studies (IAMS) Member, International Association of Catholic Missiologists Member, Abba School, International Study Group of the Focolare Movement ______

MINISTRIES ______

Parish Priest, Parish of Our Lady of Penafrancia, Naga City, Philippines (2011-2014) Director, Archdiocese of Caceres Mission Office,Philippines (2002-2012) Director, Asian Center for Spirituality of Communion, Tagaytay City, Philippines (2014-2016) Missionary Priest, San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic (2001)

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COLLABORATION ______

Editorial Team, Oxford Manual of Mission Studies Editorial Board, Ecclesial Futures Journal, United Kingdom Conference Coordinator, National Mission Conference and Missiology Forum, 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines (Upcoming: April 12-16,2021) ______

LANGUAGES ______

Proficient (speaking and writing): Rinconada, Bikolano, Filipino, English, Italian Reading: Spanish, French,Latin Basic: German