The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño, also known as Santo Niño Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Tacloban, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Palo.
History
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]
The church underwent restoration in December 2014 after being severely damaged by Typhoon Haiyan (Supertyphoon Yolanda) in November 2013.[2]
On November 1, 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the church was elevated to an archdiocesan shrine from a parish.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Mendoza, John Eric (November 5, 2021). "Sto. Niño Church in Tacloban now an archdiocesan shrine". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Nazareno-Ballesteros, Eileen (December 28, 2014). "Sto. Niño Church re-dedicated". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Patinio, Ferdinand (October 14, 2021). "Tacloban church gets archdiocesan shrine status". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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Archidioecesis Palensis |
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- Eastern and central part of the civil province of Leyte (Abuyog, Alangalang, Albuera, Babatngon, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Isabel, Jaro, Javier, Julita, Kananga, La Paz, MacArthur, Mahaplag, Matag-ob, Mayorga, Merida, Ormoc, Palo, Palompon, Pastrana, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tabontabon, Tacloban, Tanauan, Tolosa, Tunga, Villaba)
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| Shrines | | Archdiocesan |
- Blessed Sacrament (Tacloban)
- Sta. Rita de Cascia (Merida)
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| Parishes | Eastern
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Vicariates | | Abuyog |
- Alliance of the Two Hearts
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Dulag, Leyte)
- Our Lady of Refuge (Dulag, Leyte)
- San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila
- 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)
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| Burauen |
- Immaculate Conception
- Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (La Paz, Leyte)
- San Isidro Labrador
- St. Anne (La Paz, Leyte)
- St. Anthony of Padua (Tabontabon)
- St. Joseph (Dagami)
- St. Pascual Baylon (Dagami)
- St. Roch (Dagami)
- St. Roch (Julita, Leyte)
- St. Vincent Ferrer Mission Station
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| Carigara |
- Holy Cross
- Holy Name of Jesus (Capoocan)
- Nuestra Señora de Salvacion (Capoocan)
- San Jose de Malibago (Babatngon)
- 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)
- St. Vincent Ferrer (Babatngon)
- Sta. Cruz (Jaro, Leyte)
- Sta. Rosa de Lima (Barugo)
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| 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. Teresa of Calcutta Mission Station
- St. Vincent Ferrer (Tanauan, Leyte)
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| Tacloban |
- Blessed Sacrament
- Caritas Internationalis Mission Station
- Most Sacred Heart
- 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 Mother of Perpetual Help
- St. Arnold Janssen
- St. Joseph
- St. Josemaria Escriva
- St. Jude Thaddeus
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- St. Roch the Healer
- Santo Niño
- Virgen de la Candelaria
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Western
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Vicariates | | Ormoc |
- Holy Family (Kananga, Leyte)
- Immaculate Conception
- Mother of the Redeemer
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
- Sagrada Familia Mission Station
- San Jose
- San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila
- St. Isidore (Merida, Leyte)
- St. James the Great (Albuera, Leyte)
- St. John Paul II
- 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
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| Palompon |
- Holy Child (Villaba)
- Holy Child (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
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St. John The Evangelist School of Theology |
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