Paco Church

Coordinates: 14°34′46″N 120°59′33″E / 14.579316°N 120.9925263°E / 14.579316; 120.9925263
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Paco Church
San Fernando de Dilao Parish
  • Simbahan ng San Fernando de Dilao ng Paco (
    vicar forane)[4]
Assistant priest(s)Rev. Fr. Carlo P. del Rosario, JCL
Rev. Fr. Wilfredo C. Talavera
Rev. Fr. Celso Alcantara, OSJ
Rev. Fr. Luke Moortgat, CICM
Rev. Fr. Johnrey B. Sibi

San Fernando de Dilao Parish, commonly known as Paco Church, is a

Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome
.

The church is currently administered by its parish priest, Rev. Fr. Sanny C. de Claro.

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charitable services for its poor parishioners within the community.

History

Commonwealth-era historical marker installed by the HRMC in 1936

In 1580, the first church built was made of

Our Lady of Purification. Fray Juan de Garrovillas of the Franciscan order rebuilt the church using stone materials from 1599 to 1601. The neighbourhood's name Dilao refers to a local shrub once used to dye textiles yellow (current Filipino
orthography: diláw, "yellow").

On October 3, 1603, the church was attacked and burned by Chinese persons during riots. It was repaired in 1606 and rebuilt with stone materials by

their occupation of Manila as part of the Seven Years' War
. In 1791, a temporary church made of bamboo and nipa was erected.

Fray Joaquín Segui constructed the stone

belfry
from 1839 to 1841. Earthquakes again destroyed the church in 1852 and 1880.

Fray Gilberto Martín began the reconstruction of the church in 1881. When this was about to be completed, a typhoon in 1892 partly destroyed the church. In 1896, Fray Gilberto completed the reconstruction work.

On February 5, 1899, the church was bombed and completely burned during the

Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae took possession of the burnt church in 1909, and in the following year, Fr. Raymundo Esquinet worked for the construction of a temporary concrete church at a site near the old church's ruins. In 1924, Fr. José Billie proposed a newer and much larger church, and the cornerstone of the present church was laid in August 1931.[6] It was completed in 1933 and was consecrated in April the following year.[1]

On February 7, 2012, the church was designated as

Manila until structural renovations on the Manila Cathedral
were completed on April 9, 2014.

A notable longstanding custom of the church today is the

Christ
encased in a special wood and glass casket, and is a common icon in Filipino churches.

Architecture

Dome interior

The church

Corinthian columns on the first and second levels of the church plus the triangular pediment give the façade the classic character.[6]

Vicariate of San Fernando de Dilao

The church is under the jurisdiction of the

vicariate forane of San Fernando de Dilao. Aside from the parish church, the vicariate covers the following churches:[2]

  • Church side view showing the dome
    Church side view showing the dome
  • Church main door showing the nave. The inscription above it reads Hæc est Domus Dei et Porta Cœli ("Here is the House of God and the Door to Heaven").
    Church main door showing the nave. The inscription above it reads Hæc est Domus Dei et Porta Cœli ("Here is the House of God and the Door to Heaven").
  • Retablo of the main altar
    Retablo of the main altar
  • Cathedra of the Archbishop of Manila, when the church was used as a pro-cathedral
    Cathedra of the Archbishop of Manila, when the church was used as a pro-cathedral
  • Santo Entierro image enshrined inside the church
    Santo Entierro
     image enshrined inside the church
  • Image of the church's titular, Saint Ferdinand III of Castile
    Image of the church's titular, Saint Ferdinand III of Castile
  • The image Our Lady of Candelaria venerated inside the church which was episcopally crowned on February 2, 2025
    The image Our Lady of Candelaria venerated inside the church which was episcopally crowned on February 2, 2025

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "San Fernando de Dilao (Paco), Manila". Organographia Philipiniana. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Vicariate of San Fernando de Dilao". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Clergy of Manila". Archdiocese of Manila. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Appointment of Episcopal Vicars and Vicars Forane". Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Valdes, Bienvenido (n.d.). "History of San Fernando de Dilao". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-971-506-040-0
    .
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