St. John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Banate, Iloilo, Philippines.
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History
The old name of Banate was Bobog or Bog-og, and it was one of several settlements that existed at the time of conquest. A visita of Dumangas, it was called Banate Viejo.
It was established as a town in 1763, and Fr. Alejandro Arias was assigned to administer its community of believers. Augustinian friar Fr. Bartolome Villa later was assigned to Banate beginning in 1843.
In April 5, 1850, it was declared a parish and Fr. Nicolas Calvo, OSA, served as parish priest beginning in 1854. A stone church was built in 1870, and the town was transferred from Bularan to within its proximity. Several colonial-era religious artefacts were from around this time, including the bells and sacred icons.
However, the church was put to the torch during the Philippine Revolution and the Second World War. It was rebuilt in succeeding years.
Architecture
The church’s front wall consists of stone masonry and concrete. Its portico is supported by columns, and its upper register is where the patron is installed. It can be accessed through a pair of staircases. The arch entrance door is flanked by pairs of embedded columns. A bell tower is built in the gospel side.
Celebration
The feast day of St. John the Baptist is June 24.
Services
The parish office is open 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Tuesday to Sunday.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. John the Baptist Church in Banate, Iloilo 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 Banate.
Monday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Tuesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Wednesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Thursday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Friday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Saturday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 4:00-5:00 PM (Belen/San Salvador - Anticipated Mass)
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 8:00-9:00 AM
- 10:00-11:00 AM (De La Paz)
Church information
| Details | |
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| Name | St. John the Baptist Church in Banate, Iloilo |
| Address | Poblacion, Banate, Iloilo 5010 |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1763 |
| Age | 262 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | April 1850 |
| Age as parish | 175 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. Jude Thaddeus |
| Patron | St. John the Baptist |
| Feast day | June 24 |
Nearby Churches
- Saint Augustine Church in Dumangas, Iloilo
- San Antonio de Padua Church in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo
- St. Isidore the Farmer Church in PD Monfort North, Dumangas, Iloilo
- St. Raphael the Archangel Church in San Rafael, Iloilo
- Sta. Rita de Cascia Church in Anilao, Iloilo
- Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostle Church in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo
References
- Vicariate and Parishes. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro. Retrieved December 12, 2023
- PARISH FIESTA SERIES no. 24. Jaro Archdiocesan Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education – ACCCE. June 24, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2023
- 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 December 12, 2023