St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, also known as Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Catherine of Alexandria, is a colonial-era Roman Catholic church built in Baroque style and one of the oldest churches in the province of Capiz, Philippines. It is located in the town of Mambusao.
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History
The church was established by the Augustinians in 1590, but it was absorbed to Batan shortly. On February 15, 1606, Pedro Bravo de Acuña, with the help of Bishop Agurto, filed a petition to have a minister assigned to the settlement.
The Augustinians approved the request and they sent Fr. Francisco Porras to Mambusao in 1607. As an iglesia matriz, it counted several churches as visita including those in Jagnaya, Jamindan, and Sigma.
In its recent history, it was declared an archdiocesan shrine through the efforts of parish priest Fr. Jose Arturo Emilio O. Arbatin and the parish community, and it was approved by Archbishop Victor B. Bendico, D.D., on November 21, 2023. It became the second shrine in the Archdiocese and the entire province of Capiz (the first was Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine in Roxas City).
Architecture
The church is decorated with paired pilasters that give way to singular posts in the pediment and upon which stand images of angels holding bouquets. Its entrance door is embellished with jamb and lunette, flanked by statues of saints. The pediment contains the image of the patroness flanked with rectilinear apertures, and it is adorned with dentil-like trims that form a garland and its outline. Its topmost part rises to a hexagonal belfry pierced with arches.
Celebration
The feast day of St. Catherine of Alexandria every November 25 ina town celebration called the Inilusan Festival.
Services
The parish office is open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily except Tuesday. On Sunday, it is open 8:00 to 11:00 AM.
Confession is at 4:00 PM every Wednesday.
Baptism is at 9:00 AM every Sunday.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Mambusao, Capiz 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 Mambusao.
Monday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Tuesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Wednesday
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Thursday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Friday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Saturday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 8:00-9:00 AM
- 10:00-11:00 AM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Mambusao, Capiz |
| Address | Santa Catalina Street, Mambusao, Capiz 5807 |
| Country | Philippines |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1590 |
| Age | 435 years |
| Status | Archdiocesan Shrine, Parish |
| Declared as parish | 1607 |
| Age as parish | 418 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. Catherine of Alexandria |
| Patron | St. Catherine of Alexandria |
| Feast day | November 25 |
| Architecture | |
| Belfry | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Birhen sang Barangay Mission Station in Balit, Mambusao, Capiz
- Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon Mission Station in Lucero, Jamindan, Capiz
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Linambasan, Jamindan, Capiz
- Saint Anne Church in Sapian, Capiz
- San Sebastian Church in Jamindan, Capiz
- St. Bernadette of Lourdes Mission Station in Tumalalud, Mambusao, Capiz
- St. Roch Mission Station in Burias, Mambusao, Capiz
- St. Therese Mission Station in Bilao, Sapian, Capiz
- St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Jagnaya, Jamindan, Capiz
References
- Paul Dumol, PhD, Grace Concepcion, PhD, and E.J. Ofilada (August 15, 2020). Research Update: Foundation Dates for “The Pueblos of Panay”. Center for Research and Communication. Retrieved March 11, 2024
- Archdiocese of Capiz. Retrieved March 11, 2024