Tondo Church

Tondo Church
Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño
Santo Niño de Tondo Parish
  • Arkidiyosesanong Dambana at Parokya ng Santo Niño de Tondo (Filipino)
  • Iglesia y Santuario Arquidiócesano del Santo Niño de Tondo (Spanish)
Church facade in 2013
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14°36′28″N 120°58′03″E / 14.6079°N 120.9675°E / 14.6079; 120.9675
LocationTondo, Manila
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusArchidiocesan Shrine
Founder(s)Padre Alonzo Alvarado, OSA
DedicationSanto Niño
Consecrated1572
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Luciano Oliver
Architectural typeChurch Building
StyleNeo-Classical
Completed1695
Specifications
Number of domes1
MaterialsMasonry
Administration
ArchdioceseManila
DeanerySanto Niño[1]
ParishSanto Niño
Clergy
RectorRev. Msgr. Geronimo F. Reyes
(and vicar forane)[2]
Vicar(s)Rev. Fr. Mark Jefferson Millet
Assistant priest(s)Rev. Fr. Venusto F. Suarez

The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño, also known as Santo Niño de Tondo Parish or Tondo Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Tondo, Manila established by the Augustinians. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila. The church houses an image of the Infant Jesus which originally came from Acapulco, Mexico and was handed over by a wealthy merchant to the Archbishop of Manila at that time, who later turned it over to the parish priest of Tondo, Manila. Since 1572, the image of the Santo Niño has been enshrined in this church.[3]

  1. ^ "Vicariate of Santo Niño". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Appointment of Episcopal Vicars and Vicars Forane". February 7, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Fr. Alvarez, OSA, Czar Emmanuel. "Filipino devotion to the Sto. Niño". The Daily Guardian. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.