Fr. Joseph Galdon, S.J. (September 24, 1928 – March 15, 2010) was a Jesuit priest and writer. He was a former dean at the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. He first went to the Philippines in the 1950s as a novice. He was ordained in the United States on June 20, 1959 by Cardinal

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at Fordham University. He returned to the Philippines in 1965 and started his teaching career, first at the Sacred Heart Novitiate in Novaliches,

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, and then in 1968 at the Loyola House of Studies in the Ateneo de Manila University compound. Galdon retired in 2003 due to poor health. Among his students was Viel Aquino, one of the daughters of former President

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.The Woman Who Never Accepted Defeat
– Accessed from the Phil. Daily Inquirer website, March 15, 2010. He was named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1968 to 1970. He also assumed the position of Department Chair (English), Rector of the Jesuit Residence and Director of Admission and Aid. He was also the editor of the academic journal ''Philippine Studies''. Besides his scholarly work on Philippine studies, he also authored a number of inspirational books: ''Mustard Seed'', ''Chain of Love'', ''Jubilee'' and ''More Mustard Seed''.Fr. Galdon and the Laughing Christ
– Accessed from the Philstar.com website. He was also a columnist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer.Here is one example of an article
by Fr. Joseph Galdon, SJ. He died due to old age on March 15, 2010, at the Jesuit Residence Infirmary at the Ateneo.Fr. Joseph A. Galdon, SJ, beloved teacher to generations of Ateneans, passes away
– from the AdMU website. Accessed 15 March 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galdon SJ, Joseph Academic staff of Ateneo de Manila University 20th-century Filipino Jesuits 1928 births 2010 deaths American emigrants to the Philippines