Santa Barbara Church | |
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Santa Barbara Parish Church | |
Iglesia de Santa Bárbara (Spanish) | |
Location in the Visayas | |
10°49′40″N 122°31′55″E / 10.827678°N 122.532075°E | |
Location | Santa Barbara, Iloilo |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1760 |
Founder(s) | Fr. Juan Ferrer |
Dedication | St. Barbara |
Events | First Cry of Revolution against Spain outside Luzon |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Under restoration |
Heritage designation | National Historical Landmark |
Designated | 1991 |
Architectural type | Church building |
Specifications | |
Materials | Bricks |
Administration | |
Province | Jaro |
Archdiocese | Jaro |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Jose Romeo Lazo |
Priest(s) | Rev. Msgr. Sinforoso S. Padilla, Jr. P.C. |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Joseph Mikhail Casidsid |
Santa Barbara Parish Church is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines, under the Archdiocese of Jaro. The church is considered to be the "Cradle of Independence" in Panay and in the Visayas.