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The Divine Word Seminary is the Society of the Divine Word or SVD seminary in Tagaytay City, Cavite...

The Divine Word Seminary is the Society of the Divine Word or SVD seminary in Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines. It is one of the biggest schools of theology in Southeast Asia in terms of the number of students or seminarians studying for the priesthood. It is also one of the oldest religious institutions in the city (located northeast). It is run by the Divine Word Missionaries, more popularly known as the Society of the Divine Word or SVD. As early as the Provincialate of Fr. Joseph Klekamp, SVD Provincial, 1955-56 there was a plan to acquire a property in Tagaytay City. Because of lack of space either the minor or the major seminary of Christ the King had to transfer to outside Manila. Fr. Klekamp’s idea was taken up by Fr. General Grosse-Kappenberg who, in April 1957, commanded that hereafter ‘the two departments must be separated, and that immediately.” In the Provincial Chapter of 1957, (28 December – 30 December) held at Christ the King it was resolved, by a vote of 17 to 8, that “the major department should leave the present Christ the King.” Voting for the newe site's location was - near Manila, 18 votes; Tagaytay, 7 votes. The truth was that most of the fathers in