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Home NAFP-USA Voice of Fil-America Rev. Antonio R. Rigonan - US Air Force Chaplain, 4th Fighter Wing Chapel in North Carolina

Rev. Antonio R. Rigonan - US Air Force Chaplain, 4th Fighter Wing Chapel in North Carolina

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Fr. Rigonan was ordained in the Diocese of Malolos in 1988. Presently working as a US Air Force Chaplain, Fr. Rigonan has been assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing Chapel in North Carolina.

He studied at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran High School  Dept. in Manila (1st year HS) and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Seminary in Sariaya, Quezon, (2nd to 4th yrs HS). He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Our Lady of the Angels Franciscan Seminary, Quezon City, PH in 1982. Then, he went on to take his Masters in Sacred Theology at the San Carlos Seminary, Makati City which he earned in 1988.

In 1993, Fr, Rigonan got his MAfrom the Fordham University, in New York, NY. This was followed in 2005 with his MBAfrom the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

In 2006, Fr. Rigonon got his Masters in Hum.Rel. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. In 2007 he took up C.P.E. for 1 year at the Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, in San Antonio, TX. and in 2010, he earned his  D.Min. from the Oblate School of Theology, also in San Antonio, TX.

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