Iguig Church

Roman Catholic church in Cagayan, Philippines

Church in Cagayan, Philippines

17°45′1.91″N 121°44′4.74″E / 17.7505306°N 121.7346500°E / 17.7505306; 121.7346500LocationIguig, CagayanCountryPhilippinesDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusParish churchDedicationJames the GreatArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationNational Historical LandmarkDesignated1939Architectural typeChurch buildingCompleted1787; 237 years ago (1787)AdministrationArchdioceseTuguegarao

Saint James the Apostle Parish Church, commonly known as Iguig Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Iguig, Cagayan. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. The current church building was completed in 1787.^[1] It was made from red bricks, with arched buttresses supporting the building's wall.^[2]^[3]

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the church as a national landmark in 1939.^[4]

Gallery

Rear view of the church
Church interior in 2022
Church PHC historical marker installed in 1939

References

^ Castello, Lea T. (1977). This is the Philippines!. Casa Linda.
^ "Want to Go Soul Searching? Here's Calvary Hills in Iguig". 7641 Islands of the Philippines. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ Jose, Regalado Trota (1991). Simbahan: Church Art in Colonial Philippines, 1565-1898. Ayala Museum. ISBN 978-971-8851-13-5.
^ "Church of Iguig | Registry". Retrieved March 31, 2024.

External links

Media related to Iguig Church at Wikimedia Commons
Iguig Church on Facebook

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao

Archidioecesis Tuguegaraoana

Territories

Cagayan

Ordinaries

Maurice Patrick Foley
Santiago Caragnan Sancho
Constancio Jurgens
Alejandro Ayson Olalia
Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo
Diosdado Talamayan
Sergio Lasam Utleg
Ricardo Lingan Baccay

Cathedral

Saint Peter the Apostle Metropolitan Cathedral

Basilica

Our Lady of Piat

Shrines

Archdiocesan	Our Lady of the Rosary Our Lady of Piat Divine Mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ Santo Niño

Monastery

Eucharistic Lord

Parishes

Vicariate of Tuguegarao	Sta. Rosa de Lima St. Dominic de Guzman St. James the Apostle Divine Mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Peñablanca) St. Joseph, Husband of Mary (Peñablanca) Sto. Niño Saint Peter the Apostle Metropolitan Cathedral
Vicariate of Alcala	St. Philomene Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Amulung) St. Dominic de Guzman (Centro, Baggao) St. Joseph the Worker (San Jose, Baggao) Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Tallang, Baggao)
Vicariate of Aparri	St. Peter Gonzales of Thelmo St. Bartholomew (Calayan) St. Hyacinth of Poland (Camalaniugan) St. Vincent Ferrer (Camiguin Islands, Babuyanes) St. Isidore the Farmer (Dugo, Camalaniugan) St. Catherine of Alexandria (Centro, Gattaran) St. Dominic de Guzman (Centro, Lal-lo) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Magapit, Lal-lo) San Isidro Labrador (Nabaccayan, Gataran)
Vicariate of Ballesteros	St. Thomas Aquinas (Centro, Abulug) Our Lady of Fatima (Allacapan) Holy Cross Mary, Mother of the Church (Bukig, Aparri) San Isidro Labrador (Lasam) Immaculate Conception (Dana-ili, Abulug)
Vicariate of Solana	St. Padre Pio of Pietrlcina (Abbeg, Alcala) St. Vincent Ferrer (Cordova, Amulung) Our Lady of Snows (Enrile) Holy Family (Gadu, Solana) St. Vincent Ferrer
Vicariate of Piat	St. Francis of Assisi (Mauanan, Rizal) San Roque (Naruagan, Tuao) St. Dominic de Guzman St. Raymund Peñafort (Rizal) Sto. Niño (Sto. Niño (Faire)) Holy Guardian Angels (Tuao)
Vicariate of Sta. Ana	St. Anne (Buguey) Sts. Peter and Paul (Casambalangan, Sta. Ana) St. Roch (Gonzaga) St. Vincent Ferrer (Pattao, Buguey) St. Anthony de Padua (Centro, Sta. Ana) Our Lady of the Angels (Centro , Sta. Teresita)
Vicariate of Pamplona	St. Joseph (Claveria) Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Namuac, Sanchez Mira) St. Peter the Martyr St. Roch (Sanchez Mira) San Isidro Labrador (Sta. Praxedes)