Nuestra Señora del Pilar Church is a Roman Catholic and Marian church in Jaro, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines. It is also referred to as Our Lady of Pillar Parish and Nuestra Señora del Pilar de la Parroquia de MH Del Pilar.
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History
The church was the product of the First Pastoral Congress of Jaro in 1995. A convent was erected and it was blessed two years later. In 2002, it became a chaplaincy.
And on October 12, 2005, it became a parish with Fr. Robert Amalay appointed as its first parish priest. It was also the same date that the groundbreaking rites for the building of new church was held.
Architecture
The church has an hexagonal floor plan, and one side of which is extended for a portico with staircase and ramp. The blue roof is a pyramid with white battens and it tapers to a lantern pierced with arches and capped with a ringed cross. A pole is installed on its rooftop that contains loudspeakers. On the fence spelled in dimensional letters the name of the parish, “Parish of Nstra. Sra. del Pilar.”
Celebration
The feast day of Nuestra Señora del Pilar is every October 12.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Nuestra Señora del Pilar Church in Jaro, Iloilo City from June 9, 2025 to June 15, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Iloilo City.
Monday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Tuesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Wednesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Thursday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Friday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Saturday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Sunday
- 8:00-9:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nuestra Señora del Pilar Church in Jaro, Iloilo City |
| Address | M. H. Del Pilar, Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0929 155 1139, 329-3244 |
| pnsdp2005@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1997 |
| Age | 28 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | October 12, 2005 |
| Age as parish | 20 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. Peter |
| Patron | Our Lady of the Pillar |
| Feast day | October 12 |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | October 12, 2005 |
| Belfry | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Jaro, Iloilo City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Vicente Ferrer in Leganes, Iloilo
- Espousal of Our Lady Church in Mandurriao, Iloilo City
- Jaro Carmel
- Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City
- Our Lady of Montserrat Church in Gran Plains Subd., Iloilo City
- Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church in La Paz, Iloilo City
- San Agustin Chapel in Sambag, Jaro, Iloilo City
- San Lorenzo Ruiz Church in Iloilo City, Iloilo
- Spousal of Mary and Joseph Church in Buntatala, Jaro, Iloilo City
- St. Clement Church in La Paz, Iloilo City
- St. Joseph the Worker Church in Jaro, Iloilo City
- Sta. Monica Church in Pavia, Iloilo
References
- Archdiocese of Jaro. Claretian Publications. Retrieved January 2, 2023
- Parish History of Evangelization. Jaro Archdiocesan Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education – ACCCE. October 13, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023