Ibaan Church

Ibaan Church
Saint James the Greater Parish Simbahan ng Ibaan
Facade of Saint James the Greater Parish of Ibaan, Batangas
13°49′08″N 121°07′58″E / 13.819019°N 121.132820°E / 13.819019; 121.132820Coordinates: 13°49′08″N 121°07′58″E / 13.819019°N 121.132820°E / 13.819019; 121.132820
Location	Poblacion Road, Poblacion Ibaan, Batangas
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1853
Founder(s)	Fr. Manuel Grijalbo O.S.A
Dedication	Saint James the Greater
Architecture
Status	Parish
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Neo-classic
Administration
Archdiocese	Lipa
Clergy
Archbishop	Ramon Arguelles
Priest in charge	Napoleon G. Jinon, OSJ

The Saint James the Greater Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Ibaan, Batangas in the Philippines. The church known for its Easter tradition of Bati and Dagit. The church is currently under Oblates of Saint Joseph.

History

Ibaan was founded in 1832 by Fr. Manuel Grijalbo and was placed under the patronage of Saint James the Apostle. The construction of the church was started by Fr. Manuel Gonzalez, O.S.A. in 1854 and was completed by Fr. Bruno Laredo in 1869.^[1] The church was damaged by the earthquake of May 29, 1880, and Fr. Francisco Alvarez repaired the damage from 1891 to 1896.^[2]

References

↑ "Ibaan Church". Filipinas Heritage Library Catalog. Ayala Museum Research Team. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
↑ Galende O.S.A., Pedro (1987). Angels in Stone (1st ed.). G.A. Formoso. pp. 88–89. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

Media related to Saint James the Greater Parish Church of Ibaan at Wikimedia Commons

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa

Archidioecesis Lipaensis

Territories	Batangas

Ordinaries	Joseph Petrelli Alfredo Verzosa Alejandro Olalia Ricardo Vidal Mariano Gaviola Gaudencio Rosales Ramon Arguelles

Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

Minor Basilica	Saint Martin of Tours Immaculate Conception

Archdiocesan Shrines	Glorious Cross Our Lady of Caysasay Saint John the Baptist Parish Saint Joseph the Patriarch Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina Saint Raphael the Archangel Parish Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face Saint Vincent Ferrer

Parishes	Balayan Bauan Ibaan Lemery

Suffragan dioceses	Boac Gumaca Lucena Prelature of Infanta

For the complete list of Roman Catholic churches in Batangas, see the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa

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