Norberto Castillo
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Tacloban City, Leyte, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Norberto Castillo | |
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| 91st Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas | |
| In office 1982–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Leonardo Legaspi, O.P., D.D., S.Th.D., LL.D., D.Lit |
| Succeeded by | Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., S.Th.D |
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| Born | November 20, 1943 Tacloban City, Leyte, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
Norberto Mendiola Castillo, O.P. (born November 20, 1943) was the 91st Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Asia, from 1982–1990.[1][2][3]
Castillo was born on November 20, 1943 in Tacloban City, Leyte. He was ordained to the priesthood on September 8, 1973.[4]
From 1978 to 1982, he was the director and principal of UST Angelicum College in Quezon City and became its academic consultant from 1994 to 2002.[4] From 1976 to 1980, he was vice president and dean of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. In the Dominican Province of the Philippines, he was appointed the socius or assistant to the prior provincial from 1977 to 1980.[4]
He served as the Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas for two consecutive terms from 1982 to 1990.[5] At the university, he was elected as dean of the Faculty of Philosophy from 1994 to 1996 and 2008 to 2012, and became the vice rector for religious affairs in 2010.[4] In January 2025, the UST Ecclesiastical Faculties conferred upon him the title of professor emeritus.[5]
