St. Francis Xavier Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Pilar, a municipality in the Ponson Island, part of Camotes in the province of Cebu, Philippines. It is also called San Francisco Javier Church.
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History
Pilar is one of the municipalities in Ponson Island, one of the islands that Antonio Pigafetta wrote about in his chronicle on Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition in 1521.
St. Francis Xavier Church was for a time part of the parish of Poro until it became a parish on November 9, 1859.
The church that stands today was erected on the spot upon which an old temporary house of worship was built. It is administered by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
Architecture
A vestibule hemmed by gardens welcomes the lay faithful. Its doorway is a low-rise arch flanked by two lamps. Above is a pediment that contains an arched niche. On either sides of the recessed front wall are a pair of arched windows with glass panes.
The pediment is dissected by two slanting decorative concrete lines that seem to stand in as pilasters into three sections, the middle one containing a quadrangular window. The single-column bell tower is built separate to the church in the gospel side.
Celebration
The feast of St. Francis Xavier is held every December 3. The town celebrates Pamugsay Festival.
Services
The parish office is open from 8:00 in the morning until 12:00 noon, and from 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon daily except Sundays
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. Francis Xavier Church in Pilar, 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 Pilar.
Monday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Tuesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Wednesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Thursday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Friday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Saturday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Sunday
- 7:30-8:30 AM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | St. Francis Xavier Church in Pilar, Cebu |
| Address | Pilar, Cebu 6048 |
| Country | Philippines |
| web.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | November 9, 1859 |
| Age | 166 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District I - Metro Cebu North |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron | St. Francis Xavier |
| Feast day | December 3 |
| Religious order | Missionaries of the Sacred Heart |
| Architecture | |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Tudela, Cebu
- San Jose Church in San Francisco, Cebu
- San Roque Parish Church in Consuelo, San Francisco, Cebu
- Sto. Niño Church in Poro, Cebu
References
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved July 6, 2022
- Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Inc. and University of San Carlos Press. 2010. ISBN 978-9715390187. Retrieved July 6, 2022
- Elizaga, Troy. The Formation of Towns and Parishes in Cebu, Philippines. Retrieved via Academia on July 6, 2022
- Pigafetta, Antonio. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII. Translator James Alexander Robertson. Project Gutenberg, June 5, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2022
- TOWN’S DESCRIPTION. Municipality of San Francisco Camotes, GOV.PH. Retrieved July 6, 2022
- Tan, Marlinda Angbetic (October 27, 2007). Suroy Suroy Sugbo: Camotes By Marlinda Angbetic Tan. The Freeman. Retrieved July 7, 2022
- Our Ministries. MSC Philippines. July 20, 2022