Peñafrancia Basilica
Roman Catholic church in Naga City, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Spanish: Basílica Menor y Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia), also known as the Peñafrancia Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located on the outskirts of Naga City—also known as the Pilgrim City and Queen City of Bicol—in the Bicol Region of the Philippines.
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Peñafrancia Basilica | |
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Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia | |
13°37′55″N 123°12′00″E | |
Location | Naga, Camarines Sur |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Minor Basilica, National Shrine |
Founder(s) | Teopisto V. Alberto, then-Archbishop of Cáceres |
Dedication | Our Lady of Peñafrancia |
Consecrated | May 22, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-22) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Modern |
Groundbreaking | April 18, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-04-18) |
Completed | September 1981; 42 years ago (1981-09) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,500 sitting, 2,700 standing |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Cáceres |
Parish | Our Lady of Peñafrancia |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Rolando Joven Tria Tirona |
Rector | Rev. Msgr. Rodel M. Cajot, P.C. V.G. |
It is one of the largest Marian pilgrimage sites in Asia. The icon of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is enshrined in this sanctuary. Rev. Fr. Rodel Cajot is the present rector of the basilica, having been appointed in 2011. It is the only basilica in the Bicol Region and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres.