Sto. Niño Church is a Roman Catholic church in Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
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History
Ubay belonged to Talibon when the latter became a town in 1722. When Dagohoy Revolt broke out in 1744, Ubay became a settlement for those who returned from the revolt in the succeeding decades. It became a town in 1876, although some records suggest that it might have seceded from Talibon as early as 1840.
Its church was administered by the Augustinian Recollects, and it was a visita of Inabanga and then of Talibon in 1831. It became a parish in 1877, but the Recollects left during the Philippine Revolution in 1898.
A colonial-era church was described to be made of wood. It was replaced by another made of concrete, but this was destroyed by Typhoon Ining that struck in 1968. The present-day church was built over the footprint of the earlier church, some parts of which could still be discerned in a number of areas of the structure.
Architecture
A dome rises over the sanctuary, and it is surmounted by a cross. The church’s facade, on the other hand, boasts of a portico with a gable roof with extended ledge, and it is flanked by blind rectilinear windows. A central portion of the pediment is pierced with seven narrow arch windows, that then are extended to blind arches the central one of which contain the image of the Holy Child. The bell tower is erected in the gospel side.
Celebration
The feast day of Sto. Niño is last Friday of January in a town celebration called Ubay-ubay Festival.
Services
Baptism is every after 8:30 AM mass on Sundays.
Holy Hour and Confession are scheduled after morning mass on Fridays.
Aurora/Dawn procession is held at 4:30 AM on Saturday.
Pre-Cana Seminar is scheduled every second Saturday and Sunday of the month.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Sto. Niño Church in Ubay, Bohol from June 30, 2025 to July 6, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Ubay.
Monday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Tuesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Wednesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Thursday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
Friday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Saturday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 4:00-5:00 PM
Sunday
- 4:00-5:00 AM
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 7:00-8:00 AM
- 8:30-9:30 AM
- 4:00-5:00 PM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sto. Niño Church in Ubay, Bohol |
| Address | Poblacion, Ubay, Bohol 6315 |
| Country | Philippines |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1877 |
| Age | 148 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocese | Diocese of Talibon |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of the Holy Child |
| Feast day | Last Friday of January |
Nearby Churches
- St. Isidore Church in Biabas, Ubay, Bohol
- St. Isidore Church in Camambugan, Ubay, Bohol
- St. Vincent Ferrer Church in San Pascual, Ubay, Bohol
- Sto. Niño Church in Pitogo, President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol
References
- 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 December 9, 2023
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talibon. Parishes by Vicariates. Retrieved December 9, 2023