St. John Bosco Parish Church is a Roman Catholic Church located in Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu, Philippines. It is administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco.
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History
The mission of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Liloan began with the Don Bosco Boys’ Home. During Martial Law years, young people who violated strict curfew rules were rounded up by the Philippine Constabulary and put in custody at Gorordo Avenue station.
To separate the youth from the adults in conflict with the law, Cebu Juvenile Home was established on March 17, 1976 with Hijas de Jesus as administrators in cooperation with the Philippine Constabulary.
The Salesians replaced Hijas de Jesus on December 8, 1982 upon the invitation of Maria Aboitiz. Four years later, the institution was renamed Don Bosco Boys’ Home Inc. and became a Salesian House in 1989. It was relocated to Cotcot, Liloan in 1998.
Moreover, the Salesians had also been providing religious services to the lay faithful in the community at the St. Dominic Pilgrim Chapel located within the complex. A quasi-parish was founded serving the spiritual needs of the villages of Cotcot, Cabadiangan, Mulao, and Tamiao.
The property on which St. John Bosco Church stands were acquired through the efforts of Fr. Peter Porio, SDB. On January 31, 2012, the Salesian Congregation approved the canonical erection of St. John Bosco Church and it became a parish on June 27, 2012.
Architecture
The church is currently in construction as of this writing. People who worked for the church-building project were Architect Vic V. Gulane of Gulane Architects and Engineer Cirilo N. Toting. According to the proposal, its facade will have a canopy above its rectilinear entrance, brown and neutral tones in its pilasters and corners, recessed panels, and a cross at the top of its pediment. A bell tower would be located in the gospel flank.
Celebration
The feast of St. John Bosco is every last Sunday of January.
Services
The parish office is open from 8:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon from Mondays to Fridays. On Saturdays, it is open from 8:00 in the morning until 12:00 noon.
Confession is by appointment scheduled every after mass.
Pre-Jordan Seminar happens at 10:00 on Sunday mornings and baptism is at 11:30 in the morning every Sunday.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. John Bosco Parish Church in Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu 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 Liloan.
Monday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
Tuesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
Wednesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Thursday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
Friday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Saturday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano - Anticipated Mass)
Sunday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 9:00-10:00 AM (English)
- 4:00-5:00 PM (Cebuano)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | St. John Bosco Parish Church in Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu |
| Address | Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu 6002 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0942 320 1211, (032) 239-0184 |
| sjbpliloancebu@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | June 27, 2012 |
| Age as parish | 13 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District VII – Near North Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of San Fernando Rey |
| Patron | St. John Bosco |
| Feast day | Last Sunday of January |
| Religious order | Salesians of Don Bosco |
| Province | Don Bosco Philippines South Province |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Vic Gulane |
| Builder | Cirilo N. Toting, Salesians of Don Bosco |
| Belfry | 1 |
| Bell | 4 |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Poor Clare Monastery of the Sto Niño de Cebu in Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu
- San Fernando Rey Church in Liloan, Cebu
- San Isidro Labrador Parish Church in Garing, Consolacion, Cebu
- San Narciso Church in Consolacion, Cebu
- San Roque Parish Church in Yati, Liloan, Cebu
- San Vicente Ferrer Parish Church in San Vicente, Liloan, Cebu
- St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish Church in Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu
References
- St. John Bosco Parish, Liloan, Cebu. Don Bosco Boys’ Home Liloan. Retrieved March 10, 2023
- Parishes. Don Bosco Philippine South Province. Retrieved March 10, 2023
- The Philippine Province of Mary Help of Christians Philippine South (FIS) TVET Centers. Don Bosco Tech ASEAN. May 8, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2023
- Celebrating Don Bosco’s 200th birth anniversary. Sunstar. August 8, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2023
- Don Bosco Boy’s Home, Inc. Philippine Council for NGO Certification. Retrieved March 10, 2023
- Boys’ Homes: The original nature of works and services for youth-at-risk. Don Bosco Philippine South Province. Retrieved March 10, 2023
- Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved April 6, 2023