Baclayon Church, Baclayon

Name: Baclayon Church
Address: Tagbilaran East Rd., Baclayon, 6301, Philippines
Telephone: +63 38 540 9176

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La Purisima Concepcion de la Virgen Maria Parish Church, commonly known as Baclayon Church, is a Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Baclayon, Bohol, Philippines within the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran. Baclayon was founded by the Jesuit priest Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sánchez in 1596, and became the oldest Christian settlement in Bohol. It was elevated as a parish in 1717 and the present coral stone church was completed in 1737. The Augustinian Recollects succeeded the Jesuits in 1768 and heavily renovated the church since then. ()

Completed: 1727 (297 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 9°37'20"N, 123°54'50"E

Address

Tagbilaran East Rd.Baclayon 6301 Philippines

Contact

+63 38 540 9176

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Baclayon Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral, Alburquerque Church, Site of the Blood Compact, Dauis.

4.1 miW
Church
Cathedral, Tagbilaran
106 min walk • Tagbilaran Cathedral, officially named as the Saint Joseph the Worker Cathedral - Shrine Parish, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in Tagbilaran, capital city of Bohol province, in Central Visayas, Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of Tagbilaran which comprises Bohol's western half.
3 miE
Church
Alburquerque Church, Alburquerque
78 min walk • The Santa Monica Parish Church of Alburquerque, commonly known as the Alburquerque Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Alburquerque, Bohol, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran.
2.4 miW
9°37'39"N • 123°52'44"E
Site of the Blood Compact, Tagbilaran
62 min walk • Monuments and statues, Historical place, Sculpture
3.3 miW
Area
Dauis, Tagbilaran
86 min walk • Dauis, officially the Municipality of Dauis, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,492 people.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Banat-i Hill, Tagbilaran
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3.4 miW
9°38'12"N • 123°52'1"E
Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus, Tagbilaran
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3.7 miNW
City
Cogon, Tagbilaran
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3.7 miNW
City
Mansasa, Tagbilaran
96 min walk • Tagbilaran City is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. The city is part of the 1st legislative district of the Province of Bohol.
4.5 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Bohol, Tagbilaran
115 min walk • The University of Bohol is a private non-sectarian co-educational institution of higher learning in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
3.2 miW
Town
Bool, Tagbilaran
83 min walk • Tagbilaran City is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. The city is part of the 1st legislative district of the Province of Bohol.
4.5 miW
Universities and schools
BIT International College, Tagbilaran
115 min walk • The BIT International College, formerly the Bohol Institute of Technology or BIT, is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational tertiary institution of higher learning in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.