| Loon Church | |
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Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Spanish) | |
.jpg) The church in January 2023, post-restoration | |
.svg)  Loon Church Location in the Visayas .svg) Loon Church Location in the Philippines | |
| 9°47′56″N 123°47′33″E / 9.798786°N 123.792624°E | |
| Location | Poblacion, Loon, Bohol |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Diocesan Shrine[citation needed] |
| Founded | June 22, 1753 |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Light |
| Consecrated | 1864 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Cultural Treasure |
| Designated | December 6, 2010 |
| Architect(s) | Domingo de Escondrillas |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Years built |
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| Completed | September 7, 2021 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Coral stones |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cebu |
| Diocese | Tagbilaran |
| Deanery | Our Lady of Light |
| Parish | Our Lady of Light |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Desiderio Magdoza |
| Assistant priest(s) |
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The Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish Church, also known as Our Lady of Light Parish Church and commonly as Loon Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the municipality of Loon, Bohol, Philippines, under the Diocese of Tagbilaran. The parish was established by the Jesuits in 1753 and the original stone church was built from 1855 to 1864. It was declared as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines.
The entire church building and convent were destroyed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake which struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013. Loon Church completed its restoration on September 7, 2021. The National Historic Commission successfully turned over the church to the Diocese of Tagbilaran after an eight-year restoration period.