Sampaloc Church | |
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Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Loreto | |
Loreto Church | |
Pang-Arkidiyosesis na Dambana ng Mahal na Birhen ng Loreto (Filipino) | |
14°36′12″N 120°59′37″E / 14.60332°N 120.99358°E | |
Location | Sampaloc, Manila |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Shrine |
Founded | 1613 |
Dedication | Our Lady of Loreto |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Romanesque |
Completed | 1958 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Manila |
Deanery | Our Lady of Loreto[1] |
Parish | Our Lady of Loreto |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Enrico Martin F. Adoviso (Team Ministry Moderator and vicar forane[2]) Rev. Fr. Primitivo T. Lopez (Team Ministry Member) |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Msgr. Emmanuel V. Suñga, PC Rev. Fr. Pericles F. Fajardo |
Deacon(s) | Rev. Edward Jayson San Diego |
The Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Loreto, commonly known as Sampaloc Church or Loreto Church, is a Roman Catholic church located along Figueras Street (formerly Bustillos) in the district of Sampaloc in the City of Manila. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila. The church is named after and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and her pilgrimage site in Loreto, Italy where tradition states as the site where the Mary's house was relocated.