| San Jose Placer Parish Church | |
|---|---|
| San José de Placer Church | |
Parroquia de San Jose Placer (Spanish) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:San_Jose_de_Placer_Church,_Iloilo_City.jpg) Church façade facing the Plaza Libertad in 2011 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Philippines_location_map_(Visayas).svg)  San Jose Placer Parish Church Location in the Visayas &sq=&lang=&file=File:Philippines_location_map_(square).svg) San Jose Placer Parish Church Location in the Philippines | |
| 10°41′35″N 122°34′28″E / 10.69306°N 122.57444°E | |
| Location | Iloilo City Proper, Iloilo City, Iloilo |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1607 |
| Dedication | Saint Joseph |
| Consecrated | 1617 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Materials | Adobe |
| Administration | |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Archdiocese | Jaro |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Jose Romeo Lazo |
| Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Nelson G. Zerda, O.S.A. |
San Jose Placer Parish Church, also known as San José de Placer Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Jaro. It was built in 1607 by the Jesuits and is considered the first ever church in the city of Iloilo. The church houses the replica of Santo Niño de Cebú, the patron saint of the Dinagyang Festival, as well as the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Iloilo.[1] It is located in what was once known as Plaza Alfonso XII, now Plaza Libertad, a historic plaza in Iloilo City.
- ^ "Calle Santo Rosario in Iloilo City". www.thenewstoday.info. Retrieved October 7, 2024.