St. Viator Vocational High School

St. Viator Vocational High School is a Roman Catholic High School managed by St. Francis Xavier Parish in the Corozal District of Belize. It is located 1.5 miles beyond Chunox on the Chunox Sarteneja road.[1]:295

History

St. Viator opened in August 2004 on land formerly used as an agricultural center. The center included four classroom buildings constructed with poverty alleviation funds from the UK.

Viatorian Christopher Glancy, later auxiliary bishop of Belize, was instrumental in the founding of St. Viator during his time as pastor of Xavier parish in Corozal. Its focus was to be agriculture and tourism. The Viatorian community added another eight-classroom building and equipped the facility with agricultural machinery and labs for science, computers, and home economics.[1]:295

The namesake of the Viatorians, St. Viator, was a lector or a catechist at the cathedral of Lyons and close associate of St. Justus in fourth century France. As a fruit of Viatorian efforts a resident of Chunox, Fr. Moses Mesh, was ordained a priest for Belize in 2011.[1]:296

Today

St. Viator has been making secondary education accessible and affordable to the community of the southeastern Corozal District since its inception.[1]:295 The enrollment is just over 130 students and there are 5 faculty and 3 auxiliary staff. Mr. Marconie Moh serves as Principal of Chunox St. Viator and Mr. Francisco Magaña as Chairman, Board of Mangement.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Woods, Charles M. Sr., et al. Years of Grace: The History of Roman Catholic Evangelization in Belize: 1524-2014. (Belize: Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, 2015).
  2. ↑ http://www.viatorians.com/new/news.asp

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Coordinates: 18°18′14.89″N 88°19′48.57″W / 18.3041361°N 88.3301583°W / 18.3041361; -88.3301583


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