Loboc Church

Loboc Church
San Pedro Apostol Parish Church Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol
Façade of Loboc Church
Loboc Church Republic of the Philippines
9°38′10″N 124°01′52″E / 9.6361°N 124.0311°E / 9.6361; 124.0311Coordinates: 9°38′10″N 124°01′52″E / 9.6361°N 124.0311°E / 9.6361; 124.0311
Location	Brgy. Poblacion Ondol, Loboc, Bohol
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Diocese of Tagbilaran
History
Founded	1596 1602 (as parish)
Founder(s)	Fr. Juan de Torres SJ
Dedication	Saint Peter the Apostle
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	National Cultural Treasure
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1670
Completed	1734
Specifications
Materials	Coral stones
Administration
Archdiocese	Cebu
Diocese	Tagbilaran
Province	Cebu
Clergy
Archbishop	Jose S. Palma
Bishop(s)	Leonardo Y. Medroso
Priest(s)	Alger L. Angcla
Assistant priest(s)	Alvin C. Pusta

The San Pedro Apostol Parish Church (also Saint Peter the Apostle Parish Church, Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol), commonly known as Loboc Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Loboc, Bohol, Philippines, within the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran.

After the Jesuits established the Christian community in Baclayon, they moved to Loboc and established a second Christian settlement in Bohol. The parish was established in 1602, and the present coral stone church was completed in 1734. Because of its strategic location, it became the center of the Jesuit mission in the Bohol area. In 1768, upon the expulsion of the Jesuits, the town was transferred to the Augustinian Recollects.

The church is classified as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines. It was considered for the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Philippines as a member of two categories, the Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) and the Jesuit Churches of the Philippines.

It was severely damaged when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013.

After the establishment of the Jesuit mission in Bohol, Father Juan de Torres, SJ, moved to the community along the Loboc River in late 1596 to establish a second mission station. The first church, made of wood, was built by the people of the area on a site called Calvario, Sawang, near the location of the present-day church. It was dedicated under the patronage of Saint Michael the Archangel. Loboc officially became a Catholic parish in 1602. Due to pirate attacks on Baclayon and the strategic position of Loboc, the Jesuits chose Loboc to become the center of their mission. The Jesuit superior of Bohol later resided in Loboc until the Jesuits' expulsion in 1768. A boarding school for boys, the Seminario de los Indios, was established at Loboc in 1605.