St. James the Apostle Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Caibiran, Billiran, Philippines.
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History
Caibiran comes from ibid, a local word that refers to a lizard. It is the second town created in the province of Biliran when it separated from the town of Biliran in 1828. The pueblo was relocated in 1882 because the original location was exposed to river flood.
The church is dedicated to the patronage of St. John the Apostle, and it was made into a parish in 1917.
Architecture
The courtyard is paved and at the center is a six-pillar ring with six angels enclosing a fountain and the statue of the patron mounting a horse. It was blessed and inaugurated during the fiesta season in 2008.
The ornately decorated facade was improved and unveiled in 2011 at a cost of over a million pesos. The entrance has a portico supported with decorative columns designed with a lunette and gable, its lintel containing a tableau of the Last Supper. Its side walls rise up to the pediment through a series of steps, each with images of holy figures that included the four evangelists.
Above the entrance is a lovely rose window with intricate tracery enclosed by a blind arch, and on the pediment is an image of a winged creature representing the Holy Spirit and topped with an angel blowing a trumpet.
Flanking the entrance, its wall is divided into three horizontal sections containing interlocking arcades, a row of engaged columns, and holy images. In between them the moldings are decorated by scrollwork and rosettes.
The bell tower is in the epistle side.
Celebration
The feast day of St. James the Apostle is July 25.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. James the Apostle Church in Caibiran, Billiran 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 Caibiran.
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Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | St. James the Apostle Church in Caibiran, Billiran |
| Address | Caibiran, Biliran 6565 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0916 406 1182 |
| stjamesparishcaibiran1917@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1828 |
| Age | 197 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | 1917 |
| Age as parish | 108 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo |
| Diocese | Diocese of Naval |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. James the Apostle |
| Patron | St. James the Apostle |
| Feast day | July 15 |
| Architecture | |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- San Juan Nepomuceno Church in Biliran, Biliran
- St. Francis de Borgia Church in Cabucgayan, Biliran
- St. Isidore the Worker Church in Culaba, Biliran
References
- Prof. Rolando O. Borrinaga, Ph.D. A POSITION PAPER FOR THE ERECTION OF A HISTORICAL MARKER FROM THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE (NHI) IN NAVAL, BILIRAN PROVINCE. Biliran Island. Retrieved April 23, 2024
- History of Caibiran. Biliran Island. Retrieved April 23, 2024
- St. James The Apostle Parish, Caibiran. Biliran Island. January 7, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2024