Immaculate Conception Church is an old Roman Catholic, Marian church located in the interior town of Catigbian, Bohol, Philippines. It is also referred to as Catigbian Church, La Purisima Concepcion Church, and Immaculada Concepcion Parish Church.
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History
The mother parish of Immaculate Conception Church is Calape Church. It became a parish of its own in 1848. A Spanish-era chapel was built in the same year but it was reduced to ashes when American invaders put the town to the torch on February 4, 1899.
Catigbian ceased to exist as a town when it was annexed to Tubigon and later Balilihan, until President Elpidio Quirino re-established the town on June 17, 1949. It was called Jacinto after Gov. Jacinto Borja but was changed to what it is known today by Leopoldo Blanco, Sr. in 1954.
In 2021, the church was restored from the damages an earthquake inflicted on October 15, 2013. Its second patron is San Isidro Labrador.
Architecture
The portico of Catigbian Church, built in the 20th century and considered a post-colonial church, is a colonnade of four columns supporting exterior and interior archways. It occupies the entire facade in terms of width and height, there is no intermediate partition between the ground level and the pediment, except for a moulding band that traverses halfway between the apex of the arches and the cornice of the pediment. Its pediment is unadorned. On the peak of the gable is a pedestal pierced with rose window opening upon which an octagonal belfry stands. The belfry has arch openings and it is capped by a bulbous dome, a cupola, and a cross.
The entrance is a rectilinear doorway with an arch window of stained glass depicting the patron. It is flanked by arch windows of stained glass panels on which holy figures are portrayed and rose windows. They are divided by grooved pilasters.
Celebration
The feast of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception is held every December 8th in a celebration called Katigbawan Festival.
Services
The parish office is open 6:30 until 11:45 in the morning and from 1:45 to 5:00 afternoon on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. On Sunday, it is open 6:30 in the morning until 12:00 noon.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Immaculate Conception Church in Catigbian, Bohol from May 12, 2025 to May 18, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Catigbian.
Monday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Tuesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Wednesday
- 4:00-5:00 PM
Thursday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Friday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Saturday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Sunday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
- 8:30-9:30 AM (FB Live)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Immaculate Conception Church in Catigbian, Bohol |
| Other Names | Catigbian Church, La Purisima Concepcion Church, Immaculada Concepción Parish Church |
| Address | Poblacion West beside Immaculate Mary Academy, National Highway, Catigbian, Bohol, 6343 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (038) 510-7650 |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Established | 1848 |
| Age | 177 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tagbilaran |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Patron | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, St. Isidore the Worker |
| Feast day | December 8 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | Post-war years |
Nearby Churches
- Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje Church in La Paz, Cortes, Bohol
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Balilihan, Bohol
- Santo Niño Church in Baang, Catigbian, Bohol
- Santo Niño Church in Cortes, Bohol
- Santo Niño Church in Hanopol, Balilihan, Bohol
References
- Municipality of Catigbian: History and Culture. Municipality of Catigbian. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Jose, Regalado Trota (2001). Visita Iglesia Bohol: A Guide to Historic Churches. National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Manila, Philippines. ISBN 9718140166, 978-9718140161
- Patinio, Ferdinand (October 15, 2020). 21 churches damaged in 2013 Bohol quake restored. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- “ORPHAN” CHURCHES OF BOHOL. Philippine Historic Preservation Society. June 19, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Mayor Pace states Catigbian’s successes at Katigbawan fest. Bohol Island News. June 20, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022