taken from www.fccy.net
CCY
It all started with the Chinese Catholic Youth (CCY) which was founded under
the tutelage of the Student Catholic Action on March 1954 in Manila by Rev.
Fr. Louis Papilla, S.J. Starting with one unit, composed of 6 former Chinese
Christopher members
the group swelled rapidly within 2 years to 115 members in four Manila units:
Binondo, St. Jude, Mandaluyong-San Juan and Pasay and 128 members in various
provincial units - Aparri(Tuguegarao), Cebu, Lucena and Tacloban.
His Excellency, the Most Rev. Msgr. Juan B. Velasco, O.P., D.D. Bishop of Amoy,
Vicar General of the Archdioceses of Manila for the Chinese Parishes and General
Director of all Chinese Catholics in the Philippines granted the group one year
probation before its formal recognition.
From CCY to FCCY
The Chinese Catholic Youth was organized for the purpose of giving special training
for young Chinese Catholics to tackle the evangelization of the Chinese Community.
It was founded to provide more leadership training and spiritual formation to
prepare for a better and a true Catholic community among the Chinese in the
future.
In 1976, the organization's official name was changed to " Filipino-Chinese
Catholic Youth (FCCY)" to keep up with the times.
With the passing away of the Most Rev. Msgr. Juan B. Velasco, O.P., D.D., the
Most Rev. Msgr. Teodoro Buhain, D.D. was appointed as the new General Director
for all Chinese Apostolates and Rev. Fr. Santiago Leon, S.J. as the National
Ecclesiastical Assistant for FCCY.
Establishing the Constitution
By 1999, FCCY re-examined its organizational structure and re-organized to cater
to the needs of the new generation of Chinese-Filipino youths.
FCCY now exists as a mandated national organization by the formal approval of
the Catholic Hierarchy of the Philippines, particularly under the Chinese-Filipino
Apostolate Office.
With a new vision: A dynamic organization of spiritually mature Filipino-Chinese
Catholic youth, the FCCY National Directorate was formed which composed of 6
National Stewards and 7 Regional Stewards under the guidance of the remarkable
Rev. Fr. Peterson Tieng, LRMS as the National Spiritual Director.