Santo Niño Church (Tacloban)
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño, also known as the Santo Niño Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Tacloban, Philippines.
| Santo Niño Church | |
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| The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño | |
 Church facade in 2016 | |
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| 11°14′29″N 125°00′21″E | |
| Location | Tacloban |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Santo Niño Parish Church |
| Founded | 1770 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Palo |
History
Church interior in 2012
The Santo Niño Parish Church was founded in 1770 by the Augustinian. Its namesake, the Santo Niño would be attributed to the end of a cholera epidemic in 1889. The arrival of the image of the child Jesus Christ in the Port of Tacloban, which was previously believed to be lost at sea, on June 30, 1889, was credited to have caused a miracle ending the outbreak.[1]
On November 1, 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the church was elevated to an archdiocesan shrine from a parish.[1][2]
References
- Mendoza, John Eric (November 5, 2021). "Sto. Niño Church in Tacloban now an archdiocesan shrine". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- Patinio, Ferdinand (October 14, 2021). "Tacloban church gets archdiocesan shrine status". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
External links
Media related to Santo Niño Parish Church (Tacloban) at Wikimedia Commons
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