San Juan Nepomuceno Church, also known as Parroquia de San Juan Nepomuceno, is a Roman Catholic Church located in the northwestern town of San Remegio in the province of Cebu, Philippines. Under the patronage of St. John Nepomuk of Czech Republic, it is also called San Remegio Church.
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History
San Juan Nepomuceno Church used to be part of the parish of Bogo. The former became a parish on March 23, 1864. The area used to be called “Kanhagas” but later renamed after a saint. In 2022, the first Capelinha de Fatima replica in Asia was erected in Barangay Lambusan.
The church was built during the time of. Fr. Ceferino Montecillo, who was the first parish priest, on April 12, 1864.
Architecture
The church’s facade is unlike any other. It is triangular, its plain pediment it seems dictating its overall shape. Eight pilasters are found in the facade, creating seven vertical sections.
The entrance is through a rectangular three-part door adorned with massive volutes above it and a recessed niche of the patron formed by three increasingly elevated arches of fluted pilasters.
The other flanking sections have blind recessed arches built into them, while the outermost two have arch openings and lower rise.
The bell tower is erected in the gospel flank of open windows and roofed with red pyramidal roof.
Celebration
The feast of St. John Nepomuk is held every May 16th in a celebration called Lapyahan Festival.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Juan Nepomuceno Church in San Remegio, 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 San Remigio.
Monday
- No mass schedule found.
Tuesday
- No mass schedule found.
Wednesday
- 4:30-5:30 PM
Thursday
- No mass schedule found.
Friday
- 4:30-5:30 PM
Saturday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 9:15-10:15 AM (Missa de Propulo)
- 4:30-5:30 PM (Mass for the Youth)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Juan Nepomuceno Church in San Remegio, Cebu |
| Other Names | San Remigio Church |
| Address | Poblacion, San Remigio, Cebu 6011 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (032) 435-9040 |
| web.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | March 23, 1864 |
| Age | 161 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District VI – Far North Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of San Vicente Ferrer |
| Patron | St. John Nepomucene or St. John Nepomuk |
| Feast day | May 16 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Age since completed | 16 years |
Nearby Churches
- Archdiocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer in Bogo City, Cebu
- Holy Family of Nazareth Parish Church in La Paz, Bogo City, Cebu
- Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church in Lambusan, San Remigio, Cebu
- San Isidro Labrador Church in Tabogon, Cebu
- St. Martin de Porres Parish Church in Ilihan, Tabogon, Cebu
- Virgen de los Remedios Parish Church in Odlot, Bogo City, Cebu
References
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved July 4, 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 4, 2022
- San Juan Nepomuceno Church. Municipality of San Remigio, GOV.PH. Retrieved July 4, 2022
- History of San Remigio. Municipality of San Remigio, GOV.PH. Retrieved July 4, 2022
- Why not San Remigio? The Freeman. May 20, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2022
- Erram, Morexette Marie B. (March 24, 2022). San Remigio, Cebu is site for Asia’s 1st Capelinha de Fatima replica. Cebu Daily News. Retrieved July 4, 2022
- Lapyahan Festival. Municipality of San Remigio, GOV.PH. Retrieved July 4, 2022
- Rubio, Gregg M. (May 18, 2009). Rains fail to dampen “Lapyahan Festival”. The Freeman. Retrieved July 4, 2022