| Mount Carmel Shrine | |
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| Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine | |
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| 14°36′52″N 121°01′51″E / 14.614387°N 121.030782°E | |
| Location | Quezon City |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Religious order | Discalced Carmelites |
| Website | mtcarmelshrine |
| History | |
| Status | Minor Basilica and National Shrine |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Consecrated | July 16, 1964 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Maximo Vicente, Jr. |
| Architectural type | Cruciform church |
| Style | Modern |
| Groundbreaking | December 30, 1954 |
| Completed | July 16, 1964 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 84.5 m (277 ft)[1] |
| Nave width | 28.3 m (93 ft)[1] |
| Width across transepts | 45.9 m (151 ft)[1] |
| Other dimensions | Façade facing northeast |
| Number of floors | 2 |
| Number of spires | 3 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Manila |
| Metropolis | Manila |
| Archdiocese | Manila |
| Diocese | Cubao (since 2003) |
| Deanery | Holy Family[2] |
| Parish | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Dionesio N. Balute[3] |
The Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, commonly known as Mount Carmel Shrine, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located in Barangay Mariana, Quezon City in the Philippines. Dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, it is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Cubao under the Vicariate of the Holy Family. The church opened in 1964 after a decade of construction and was declared a parish church in 1975 and a national shrine in 2015.[4] In 2019, it was declared a minor basilica, making it the fifteenth minor basilica in the country.[5]
The church celebrates its liturgical feast every July 16.
- ^ a b c Measured using Google Earth.
- ^ "Diocese of Cubao". Catholink. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Diocese of Cubao". Catholink. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Francisco, Butch (December 13, 2015). "QC's Mt. Carmel church now a national shrine". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Patinio, Ferdinand (March 26, 2019). "Mt. Carmel church in QC declared as Minor Basilica". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved March 16, 2023.