Tag: Diocesan Shrines
Angono church elevated to diocesan shrine
The elevation of the shrine was held during the 270th year of the erection of the Spanish-era chaplaincy of the Angono hacienda in 1751
Biñan Church now a diocesan shrine
Founded in 1637 by the Augustinians, the Biñan shrine is celebrating its 385 years as a community of faith
Batangas, Iloilo elevate 2 churches as archdiocesan shrines
Two churches in Batangas and Iloilo provinces were elevated to archdiocesan shrine status in honor of the Holy Child Jesus
Petition to declare Biñan church as diocesan shrine approved
The San Isidro Labrador Parish Church, which houses a centuries-old dark wood image of the saint, will be the 8th shrine in the diocese
2 Zambales parish churches declared diocesan shrines
The Diocesan Shrine of San Andres in Masinloc town was elevated during Mass presided over by Bishop Bartolome Santos Jr. on November 30
Manila’s Sta. Ana Church elevated to ‘national shrine’ status
The parish in Santa Ana is the first Franciscan Mission established outside Manila in 1578
Pope Francis declares Sinait Church in Ilocos Sur province a minor...
The announcement coincided with the opening of the church’s “Jubilee Door” and three years since the parish was declared a shrine
Tagbilaran cathedral in central Philippine island of Bohol declared diocesan shrine
The cathedral parish is one of the first six parishes founded by Jesuit missionaries to Bohol province in 1595
New book on shrines, pilgrimages launched
The book contains a comprehensive documentation of cathedrals, minor basilicas, national shrines and churches
Philippines’ first St. Paul of the Cross parish declared diocesan shrine
The shrine holds the distinction of being the only parish dedicated to a male patron saint in the Diocese of Antipolo