Roman Catholic church in Tacloban, Philippines
Church in Tacloban, Philippines
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño , also known as the Santo Niño Church , is a Roman Catholic church in Tacloban , Philippines .
History [ edit ] Church interior in 2012 The Santo Niño Parish Church was founded in 1770 by the Augustinian . Its namesake, the Santo Niño would be attributed to the end of a cholera epidemic in 1889. The arrival of the image of the child Jesus Christ in the Port of Tacloban, which was previously believed to be lost at sea, on June 30, 1889, was credited to have caused a miracle ending the outbreak.[1]
On November 1, 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic , the church was elevated to an archdiocesan shrine from a parish.[1] [2]
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Archidioecesis Palensis
Territories Eastern and central part of the civil province of Leyte Ordinaries Cathedral Shrines
Parishes
Eastern District Vicariates
Abuyog Alliance of the Two Hearts Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mission Station (Dulag, Leyte) Our Lady of Refuge (Dulag, Leyte) San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila Mission Station San Pedro Calungsod St. Anthony of Padua (Mayorga, Leyte) St. Francis Xavier St. Isidore (MacArthur, Leyte) St. Joseph (Dulag, Leyte) St. Michael the Archangel (Javier, Leyte) St. Michael the Archangel (Mahaplag) Burauen Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (La Paz, Leyte) San Isidro Labrador Mission Station San Pascual Baylon St. Anne (La Paz, Leyte) St. Anthony of Padua (Tabontabon) St. Joseph (Dagami) St. Roch (Dagami) St. Roch (Julita, Leyte) Carigara Holy Cross Holy Name of Jesus (Capoocan) Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Station (Capoocan) St. Anthony of Padua (Tunga, Leyte) St. Francis of Assisi St. Joseph (Barugo) St. Matthew the Apostles and Evangelist (Jaro, Leyte) St. Michael the Archangel (San Miguel, Leyte) Sta. Cruz (Jaro, Leyte) Sta. Rosa de Lima Mission Station (Barugo) Palo Assumption of Our Lady (Tanauan, Leyte) Divine Lord and Savior (Tanauan, Leyte) Most Holy Trinity (Alangalang) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Alangalang) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Our Lord's Transfiguration San Joaquin St. Anne (Sta. Fe, Leyte) St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. Francis of Assisi (Pastrana, Leyte) St. Michael the Archangel (Tolosa, Leyte) St. Peter the Apostles (Tolosa, Leyte) St. Roch Chaplaincy St. Teresa of Calcutta Mission Station St. Vincent Ferrer (Tanauan, Leyte) Tacloban Blessed Sacrament Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Hope Mission Area Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred Heart San Jose de Malibago (Babatngon) San Jose San Roque Quasi-Parish St. Josemaria Escriva Mission Station St. Jude St. Raphael the Archangel St. Vincent Ferrer (Babatngon) Santo Niño Virgen dela Candelaria Mission Station
Western District Vicariates
Ormoc Holy Family (Kananga, Leyte) Immaculate Conception Mother of the Redeemer Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary San Jose San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila St. Isidore (Merida, Leyte) St. James the Great (Albuera, Leyte) St. John Paul II Mission Station St. John the Baptizer (Kananga, Leyte) St. Mark the Evangelist Sta. Rita de Cascia Mission Station (Merida, Leyte) Sto. Niño (Albuera, Leyte) Sts. Peter and Paul Palompon Holy Child (Villaba) Holy Child (Isabel, Leyte) Holy Spririt Chaplaincy (Isabel, Leyte) St. Andrew the Apostle (Villaba) St. Anthony of Padua (Matag-ob) St. Augustine (Isabel, Leyte) St. Francis Xavier St. Joseph the Worker St. Michael the Archangel
Seminaries
Minor
Major
St. John The Evangelist School of Theology
Suffragan dioceses