Maribojoc Church

Maribojoc Church
Santa Cruz Parish Church
  • Diocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer
  • Holy Cross Parish Church
Iglesia Parroquial de La Santa Cruz y Santuario Diocesano de San Vicente Ferrer (Spanish)
The church in January 2023
Maribojoc Church is located in Visayas
Maribojoc Church
Maribojoc Church
Location in the Visayas
Maribojoc Church is located in Philippines
Maribojoc Church
Maribojoc Church
Location in the Philippines
9°44′25″N 123°50′36″E / 9.740258°N 123.843447°E / 9.740258; 123.843447
LocationPoblacion, Maribojoc, Bohol
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusDiocesan Shrine and parish church
Founded1767 (1767) or 1768[1]
Founder(s)Fr. Juan Soriano, SJ
DedicationVicente Ferrer
Other dedicationHoly Cross
Consecrated1872
Architecture
Heritage designationNational Cultural Treasure
DesignatedMay 5, 2010[2]
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
Years built
  • 1852–1872 (dst. 2013)
  • c. late 2010s–2021
CompletedDecember 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
Specifications
Number of domes1
Number of towers1
MaterialsCoral stones
Administration
ProvinceCebu
DioceseTagbilaran (since 1941)
DeaneryOur Lady of Light
ParishSanta Cruz/Holy Cross
Clergy
Priest(s)Fr. Efren D. Dolauta
Assistant priest(s)Fr. Johnson B. Inte

Santa Cruz Parish Church, also known as Holy Cross Parish Church and Maribojoc Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol, Philippines, under the Diocese of Tagbilaran. The parish was first established by the Jesuits in 1767 or 1768 with Father Juan Soriano, SJ as its first parish priest. The Augustinian Recollects later administered the community until 1898.

The church was built in 1852 under Father Manuel Plaza and completed in 1872. In 2005, it was designated by the diocese as the Diocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer. It was also declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines and a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas in 2013, the entire building crumbled to the ground, leaving only the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus standing. It was reopened in 2021.

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