Saint Augustine Parish Church (Baliwag)
Roman Catholic church in Bulacan, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Augustine, commonly known as Baliwag Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Plaza Naning at the poblacion (town center) of Baliwag, in Bulacan province, Philippines. The church is a parish church of the Diocese of Malolos, which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila.
Baliwag Church | |
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Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Augustine | |
14°57′18″N 120°54′2″E | |
Location | Baliwag, Bulacan |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | May 26, 1733 |
Founder(s) | Augustinian Friars |
Dedicated | April 24, 2017 |
Consecrated | April 24, 2017 |
Relics held | Ex Ossibvs of St. Augustine and St. Monica with Ex Velo of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Events | Elevation as Diocesan Shrine-February 13, 2024 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Declared by National Historical Commission as a Historical Church |
Designated | August 28, 2023 |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1790 |
Completed | 1801[1] or 1830[2] |
Specifications | |
Materials | adobe stones, bricks, gravel, sand and steel |
Administration | |
District | Northern District |
Province | Bulacan |
Archdiocese | Manila |
Diocese | Malolos |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most. Rev. Dennis C. Villarojo, D.D. |
Priest(s) | Narciso S. Sampana |
Assistant priest(s) | Prince Lenrick P. Marcelo |
The parish was established by the Augustinians in 1733 under the patronage of Augustine of Hippo. The town's feast or commonly known as Pistang Bayan is celebrated every second Sunday of May while the Patron's Feast (Pistang Patron) is celebrated every August 28. During the church's Great Jubilee celebration in the year 2000, the Diocese of Malolos designated the Baliwag Church as one of the 11 pilgrimage churches in the province of Bulacan. in 2015, the Diocese of Malolos designated again the Baliwag Church as one of the Jubilee of Mercy churches in the province of Bulacan for the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy by Pope Francis which ends on November 20, 2016. In 2021, this church was also designated by the Bishop of Malolos to be one of the Jubilee Churches for the celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines.
The Good Friday procession of the church is one of the largest in the country with more than 100 religious floats of sceneries showing the stories from the book of the evangelists from the new Testament and Lenten scenes paraded.[3][4]