San Juan Nepomuceno Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Moalboal, a southern town in the province of Cebu, Philippines. Under the patronage of St. John Nepomucene also known as St. John Nepomuk of Czech Republic, it is also called Moalboal Church.
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History
Badian was the mother parish of Moalboal Church during Spanish colonial era, and Moalboal became a parish on February 12, 1852. On the same year, the town was founded.
The stone church was completed in 1890. After over a century, it was declared too risky to be utilized that it was abandoned in 2005 and a new church was built nearby. Its ruins are preserved as a glimpse and architectural testament into its storied past by the parish administration.
Architecture
The original church’s facade, the exterior wall in the apse, and the altar remain as ruins. Facade of the old church is made of a central section flanked by wall extensions of sloping ridges. Four engaged columns with Egyptian capitals and whose plinths bear relief of the Tree of Life adorn it, the innermost two of which terminate in the cornice below the pediment. Its cornice moldings divide the facade horizontally into two levels and a pediment. In the ground level, the main door is flanked by two similar but less wider ones. They are decorated with wrought iron and circular stained glass. The upper register contains a blank, rectangular high relief that might have served as a niche or a coat of arms flanked by two rose windows. The pediment is sparsely decorated and contains the same rectangular blank relief. Recessed, the church’s stonewall features pierced arch windows, scrollwork on its pediment, and a quadrilateral belfry of arch openings and red pyramidal roof.
On the other hand, the new church’s facade is made of two levels of portico. The first that is supported by pillars of the church runs throughout its entire length and is covered by an overhang, while the other is likewise being covered by an overhang but is cantilevered by two piers across the main entrance. The latter has a gable roof whose pediment contains a stained glass half-circle window depicting the patron and flanked on each side by a pair of Jerusalem crosses. The church itself has an open, welcoming atmosphere as it is walled by ironwork rather than by concrete so one can have a slightly unimpeded view of its interiors.
Celebration
The feast of St. John Nepomuk is held every May 16th in a celebration called Kagasangan Festival.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Juan Nepomuceno Church in Moalboal, Cebu 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 Moalboal.
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 8:00-9:00 AM (Cebuano)
- 11:00-12:00 NN (Cebuano)
- 4:00-5:00 PM (English)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Juan Nepomuceno Church in Moalboal, Cebu |
| Other Names | Moalboal Church |
| Address | Dr JP Rizal St, Moalboal, 6032 Cebu |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | February 12, 1852 |
| Age | 173 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District IV – Southwest Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Patron | St. John Nepomucene |
| Feast day | May 16 |
Nearby Churches
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ronda, Cebu
- San Agustin Church in Alcantara, Cebu
- Santiago Apostol Church in Badian, Cebu
- Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church in Matutinao, Badian, Cebu
References
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved July 3, 2022
- Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Inc. and University of San Carlos Press. 2010. ISBN 978-9715390187.
- Elizaga, Troy. The Formation of Towns and Parishes in Cebu, Philippines. Retrieved via Academia on July 3, 2022
- Brief history of Moalboal. Municipality of Moalboal, GOV.PH. Retrieved July 3, 2022
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul (September 22, 2015). The pioneer families of Moalboal, Cebu. The Freeman. Retrieved July 3, 2022
- Pareja, Jessica Ann R. (May 16, 2009). Moalboal launches “Kagasangan Festival”. The Freeman. Retrieved July 3, 2022
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul (April 24, 2019). Why Alcantara has the shortest municipal road in Cebu. The Freeman. July 19, 2022
- Old San Juan Nepomuceno Parish Church, Moalboal, Cebu. San Juan Nepomuceno Parish Church — Moalboal, Cebu, 1852. Facebook. Retrieved July 20, 2022