Dingras Church

Dingras Church
Saint Joseph Parish Church Iglesia Parroquial de San José (Spanish)
Church facade in 2015
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18°06′11″N 120°41′55″E / 18.102967°N 120.698733°E / 18.102967; 120.698733
Location	Poblacion, Brgy. Madamba, Dingras, Ilocos Norte
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Joseph
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque architecture
Specifications
Length	90 feet (27 m)[1]
Width	20 feet (6.1 m)[1]
Administration
Province	Nueva Segovia
Archdiocese	Nueva Segovia
Diocese	Laoag
Clergy
Archbishop	Marlo Mendoza Peralta
Bishop(s)	Renato P. Mayugba

Dingras Church is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag.

History[edit]

Dingras started as a visita of Batac and became an independent parish by the Augustinians. Father Bartolome Conrado became the first parish priest in 1598.^[2] It was reinstated as a visita in 1603 and back as a parish in 1605. The church was destroyed by earthquake in 1619, reconstructed before a fire in 1838, and lightning in 1853. Another church, largely known as the ruins of the Catholic Church of Dingras, was built by Augustinian friar Damaso Vieytez. It was restored and remodeled by Father Ricardo Deza with the help of Mayor Camilo Millan from 1879 to 1893. It was ruined by fire and earthquake in 1913.^[1] Now, the famous ruins of Dingras is reconstructed from its present site and now used as church building.

Architecture[edit]

The church measuring 90 feet (27 m) in diameter and 20 feet (6.1 m) in width is one of the largest church in the Philippines.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

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  Church NHI historical marker
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  Church retablo in 2014

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External links[edit]

• Media related to Dingras Church at Wikimedia Commons