Virgen del Pilar Church is a Roman Catholic and Marian church located in Pilar, Bohol, Philippines. Its patron is Our Lady of the Pillar.
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History
Pilar was the old pueblo of Sierra Bullones. The Augustinian Recollects put up a church that was a visita of Jagna and placed it under the advocation of Nuestra Señora del Pilar. It became a parish in 1863.
When the American colonialists burned Sierra Bullones during Philippine-American war, the extent of destruction particularly the burning of the church and other structures was such that the town ceased to exist. Boholanos living there moved to the south and thus for a time, the place that they abandoned was called Lungsod Daan (Old Town).
Sierra Bullones once again became a town in 1936. Out from its territories in what was Lungsod Daan, the new municipality of Pilar—so named after its patroness—was established through Executive Order No. 460 issued by President Carlos P. Garcia on December 29, 1961.
The parish was established in 1963.
Architecture
A three-post bell tower is built separate from the church in the epistle side. The facade is dominated by twin, flat concrete columns rising from the entrance and up to beyond the pediment, conjoined at the apex where the cross is fixed. The front wall itself contains large murals of holy images.
Celebration
The feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar is October 10.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Virgen del Pilar Church in Pilar, Bohol 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 Pilar.
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Sunday
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Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Virgen del Pilar Church in Pilar, Bohol |
| Address | Pilar, Bohol 6321 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1963 |
| Age | 62 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocese | Diocese of Talibon |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. Anthony the Abbot |
| Patron | Our Lady of the Pillar |
| Feast day | October 10 |
| Architecture | |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Immaculate Conception Church in Sierra Bullones, Bohol
- Our Lady of Fatima Shrine Chaplaincy in Buenavista, Carmen, Bohol
- San Isidro Labrador Church in Abachanan, Sierra Bullones, Bohol
- San Pedro Calungsod Church in Nueva Vida Este, Carmen, Bohol
- St. Anthony the Abbot Church in Carmen, Bohol
- St. Isidore the Laborer Church in Pilar, Bohol
- St. Joseph Church in Bugsoc, Sierra Bullones, Bohol
References
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talibon. Parishes by Vicariates. Retrieved November 28, 2023
- 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. Retrieved November 28, 2023
- Executive Order No. 460. Official Gazette of the Philippines. Retrieved ovember 28, 2023