Immaculate Conception Church is a 19th-century, Baroque Roman Catholic and Marian church located in Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines. It is also called Baybay Church.
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History
The Jesuit missionaries from Carigara reached Baybay in 1620. After the Jesuits were expelled in 1768, the Augustinians assumed the role of administrators. It became a parish on September 8, 1835.
The town was established a year later. It is thought that its original site was in Punta or Kabkab of the village of Pangasugan. It was attacked by Moro raiders, the most vicious of which that saw great loss of lives and destruction occurred on October 22, 1605 and on November 4, 1663.
The present-day stone church was built by Mariano Vasnillio during the time of Fr. Vicente E. Coronado in 1852. In 1866, the town was engulfed in a huge fire that destroyed many structures, however the Holy Parish Church was miraculously saved.
Church-building was continued by Maestro Proceso who hailed from Manila and completed by sculptor-painter Mateo Espinosa in 1870.
Architecture
The church is built of cut coral stone, and there are contemporary concrete additions as seen from its portico and the trim around the arch apertures. The pediment is bare save for a blind rose window. The bell tower rises to four levels and it is capped with a dome.
Celebration
The feast day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception is December 8.
Services
The Pre-Cana seminar is every second and fourth Saturday of the month.
The Pre-Jordan seminar is every first and third Saturday of the month.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Immaculate Conception Church in Baybay City, Leyte 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 Baybay City.
Monday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Tuesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Wednesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Thursday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Friday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Saturday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM (Anticipated Mass)
Sunday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
- 6:30-7:30 AM
- 8:00-9:00 AM (English Mass)
- 9:30-10:30 AM
- 11:00-12:00 AM
- 12:30-1:30 PM (Traditional Latin Mass)
- 2:00-3:00 PM
- 3:30-4:30 PM
- 5:00 PM (English Mass if First Sunday)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Immaculate Conception Church in Baybay City, Leyte |
| Other Names | Baybay Church |
| Address | R. Magsaysay Ave. corner A. Mabini St., Baybay, Leyte 6521 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0945 886 2105 |
| icpbaybay27@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1620 |
| Age | 405 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | September 8, 1835 |
| Age as parish | 190 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocese | Diocese of Maasin |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception (Baybay Vicariate) |
| Patron | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception |
| Feast day | December 8 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1870 |
| Age since completed | 155 years |
| Style | Baroque |
Nearby Churches
- Diocesan Shrine of Saint Anthony of Padua in Pomponan, Baybay City, Leyte
- Holy Spirit Church in Visca, Baybay City, Leyte
- Our Lady of Remedies Church in Makinhas, Baybay City, Leyte
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in Caridad, Baybay City, Leyte
- San Isidro Labrador Church in Inopacan, Leyte
- Sto. Niño de Plaridel Church in Plaridel, Baybay City, Leyte
References
- Diocese of Maasin. Retrieved December 9, 2023
- History. City Government of Baybay. Retrieved December 7, 2023