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San Diego de Alcala Parish Church, colloquially known as Polo Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Valenzuela, located about 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) north of Manila in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. The original church was the oldest church in the city of Valenzuela, built by Father Juan Taranco and ...
The Diocese of Malolos (Latin: Dioecesis Malolosinae; Tagalog: Diyosesis ng Malolos; Spanish: Diócesis de Malolos) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, encompassing the whole Province of Bulacan and Valenzuela City in metropolitan Manila and is a suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel (Hillsborough) Ina ng Awa Parish (New Bilibid Prison Reservation) L'Annunziata Parish (Tunasan) Mary, Cause of Our Joy Parish Church (Soldier's Hills) Mary, Mother of God Parish Archdiocesan Shrine (Bayanan) Our Lady of Star Chapel (De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, Ayala Alabang)
Responding to the need to form a new parish aside from the old one in Polo, Manila Archbishop, Cardinal Rufino Santos, canonically established on March 7, 1961, a new parish in Valenzuela and appointed Espiritu D. Izon as its first parish priest. Santos readily agreed to the suggestion of Izon that the new parish be placed under the patronage ...
Manila Cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception, who is honored as the Principal Patroness of the Philippines. The 9-foot (2.7 m) bronze statue, which was designed by Italian sculptor Vincenzo Assenza (1915–1981), is located above the high altar.
The Minor Basilica and Parish of La Purísima Concepción, locally known as Santa Maria Church, is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception. The church is the seat of the Episcopal Vicar of the Eastern District of the Diocese of Malolos.
The National Shrine and Parish of the Divine Mercy is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Divine Mercy in Marilao, Bulacan, the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. It was elevated to the status of National Shrine by Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.
The original church complex was expanded in 1691, and entirely reconstructed from 1734–1744. [3] In 1813, a fire destroyed both the church and convent, and reconstruction was started in 1819. The new church was consecrated by Francisco Alban, bishop of Nueva Segovia on October 18, 1826. The earthquakes of 1863 and 1880 both damaged the church ...