Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cebu City

Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic church located in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.

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History

A chapel under the patronage of St. Therese was built by Virgilio Gonzales and his spouse in Lahug in 1938. However, it was destroyed during the Second World War and remained in ruins.

Efforts to re-establish the chapel by resident Juan Alburo bore fruit on March 19, 1959 when a mass was heard for the first time in years. Reconstruction was carried out and completed two years later. On March 19, 1961, the reconstructed church was consecrated by Arhcbishop Julio Rosales.

On February 1, 1964, it was declared a parish with Fr. Armand Clement of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society of Canada as first parish priest. Its administration was then turned over to the secular clergy. It later became an archdiocesan shrine of the patroness.

Architecture

An overhang covers a small portico in front of the recessed entrance. In the upper register are an arch window of glass panels, channel letter of the name of the church, the niche of St. Therese in the curvilinear pediment, and a lighted cross. Flanking it are twin quadrangular bell towers of arched glass window and the rest of the church walls on either side whose lower level has rectilinear windows and the upper story an arched window.

Celebration

The feast of St. Therese is held every October 1st.

Services

The parish is open 9:00 in the morning until noon and from 1:30 to 5:00 in the afternoon on weekdays. On weekends, it is open only in the morning.

Mass schedule

Below is the weekly mass schedule of Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cebu City from May 19, 2025 to May 25, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Cebu City.

Monday

6:30-7:30 AM (English - FB Live)
12:15-1:15 PM (English)
5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)

Tuesday

6:30-7:30 AM (English - FB Live)
12:15-1:15 PM (English)
5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)

Wednesday

6:30-7:30 AM (English - FB Live)
12:15-1:15 PM (English)
5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)

Thursday

6:30-7:30 AM (English - FB Live)
12:15-1:15 PM (English)
5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)

Friday

6:30-7:30 AM (English - FB Live)
12:15-1:15 PM (English)
5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)

Saturday

6:30-7:30 AM (English - FB Live)
12:15-1:15 PM (English)
5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)

Sunday

5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
7:00-8:00 AM (Cebuano)
9:00-10:00 AM (English)
10:30-11:30 AM (English)
2:30-3:30 PM (English)
4:30-5:30 PM (English)
5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
7:00-8:00 PM (English)

Church information

Details
Name	Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cebu City
Address	Edison corner Pasteur Streets, Lahug, 6000 Cebu City
Country	Philippines
Contact	(032) 233 4964
Email	teresitasanta689@yahoo.com
Facebook	www.facebook.com
Religion
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Founder	Virgilio Gonzales
Established	1938
Age	87 years
Status	Archdiocesan shrine
Declared as parish	February 1, 1964
Age as parish	61 years
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
District	District I - Metro Cebu North
Vicariate	Vicariate of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Patron	St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Feast day	October 1
Architecture
Completed	1961
Age since completed	64 years
Consecrated	March 19, 1961
Builder	Juan Alburo

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References

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved July 10, 2022
Parish History. Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. Retrieved July 10, 2022
Mayol, Ador Vincent (February 24, 2013). ‘Little Flower’ in Cebu. Cebu Daily News. Retrieved July 10, 2022
6-month feeding for 400 Laguerta children launched. Cebu Daily News. March 20, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2022