Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church is a Roman Catholic and Marian church founded in the colonial era. Its address is in the town center of La Paz, Leyte, Philippines.
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History
The old name of the town of La Paz is Cabadyangan, so-called after a river. It was settled by natives who resisted foreign rule imposed during the colonial period. Beginning in 1876, more people from Burauen moved to the place, cleared the wilderness, and began cultivating crops from its fertile lands.
A church was established in 1886 and it was placed under the invocation of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje. Over time, Cabadyangan was called after its patroness, La Paz.
Through the efforts of Capitan Estefanio de Paz, La Paz became a town in 1918. It is also the same year that the church became a parish.
Architecture
A renovation was undertaken in 2011 that expanded the church with the addition of side extensions. Its bell tower is erected in the gospel side, and both the tower and the facade are embellished with pierced wall. The quadrangular base of the tower gives way to finials and octagonal belfry decorated with gablets and crowned with angular roof.
The facade is decorated with dentil and punctured with pointed arches. Its entrance is covered by an overhang.
Celebration
The feast of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y del Buen Viaje is every April 28.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church in La Paz, Leyte 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 La Paz.
Monday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Tuesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Wednesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Thursday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Friday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Saturday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Sunday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
- 7:00-8:00 AM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church in La Paz, Leyte |
| Address | Nuestra Señora de La Paz Street, La Paz, Leyte 6508 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1886 |
| Age | 139 years |
| Declared as parish | 1918 |
| Age as parish | 107 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo |
| District | Eastern District |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Burauen |
| Patron | Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
| Feast day | April 28 |
Nearby Churches
- Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Anthony of Padua in Tabontabon, Leyte
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Burauen, Leyte
- San Isidro Labrador Church in Maghubas, Burauen, Leyte
- San Pascual Baylon Church in Guinarona, Dagami, Leyte
- San Roque Church in Patoc, Dagami, Leyte
- St. Joseph Church in Dagami, Leyte
- St. Roch Church in Julita, Leyte
- St. Vincent Ferrer Mission Station in San Esteban, Burauen, Leyte
References
- Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage – La Paz. Archdiocese of Palo. Retrieved April 1, 2024
- The History of Towns in Region VIII, Philippines. Philippine Tacloban Mission. Retrieved April 1, 2024