Maribojoc Church | |
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Santa Cruz Parish Church | |
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Iglesia Parroquial de La Santa Cruz y Santuario Diocesano de San Vicente Ferrer (Spanish) | |
Location in the Visayas | |
9°44′25″N 123°50′36″E / 9.740258°N 123.843447°E | |
Location | Poblacion, Maribojoc, Bohol |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Diocesan Shrine and parish church |
Founded | 1767[1] | or 1768
Founder(s) | Fr. Juan Soriano, SJ |
Dedication | Vicente Ferrer |
Other dedication | Holy Cross |
Consecrated | 1872 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | National Cultural Treasure |
Designated | May 5, 2010[2] |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Baroque |
Years built |
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Completed | December 12, 2021 |
Specifications | |
Number of domes | 1 |
Number of towers | 1 |
Materials | Coral stones |
Administration | |
Province | Cebu |
Diocese | Tagbilaran (since 1941) |
Deanery | Our Lady of Light |
Parish | Santa 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.