Piddig Church
| Piddig Church | |
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| Saint Anne Parish Church | |
View of the Saint Anne Parish Church from the church patio
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 Piddig Church
Location in the Philippines
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| 18°09′58″N 120°43′00″E / 18.166084°N 120.716679°ECoordinates: 18°09′58″N 120°43′00″E / 18.166084°N 120.716679°E | |
| Location | Piddig, Ilocos Norte |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1810 (as a Parish) |
| Dedication | Saint Anne |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Bricks and wood |
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| Parish | 1810 |
| Archdiocese | Nueva Segovia |
| Diocese | Laoag |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Marlo Mendoza Peralta |
| Bishop(s) | Renato Mayugba |
The Santa Ana Parish Church, commonly known as the Piddig Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Originally a visita of Dingras, it was raised into an independent parish in 1770. In September 2014, the 200-year-old church of Saint Anne Parish in Piddig, Ilocos Norte was closed for public worship after it was deemed unsafe.
Piddig was originally a visita or mission station of Dingras in 1598. It became an independent parish under the patronage of Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1770. Father Isidro Campaner became its first parish priest. The church of Piddig was built also on that same year. During the Philippine–American War, the church was occupied by five-man team of Filipino guerrillas who repulsed early American attacks. It was also razed during the Japanese Occupation. In March 19, 1932, the tower was crippled by an earthquake. The damage was repaired by Monsignor Arsenio Pacis in the same year.
The 21st Infantry of the American forces later occupied the church complex during World War II. Piddig became the military capital of Ilocos Norte. All church records, the convent, sacristy, furniture went up to flames when the Japanese Imperial Forces raided and burned the town. In 1965, restoration work was done in the facade and the interior of the church. The convent now houses the parochial school, Saint Anne Academy, during the term of Father Manuel Aspiras.
The church was closed for public worship after it was deemed “unsafe” after liturgical rite presided over by Laoag Bishop Renato P. Mayugba on September 14, 2014. According to Father Ericson Josue, the Commission Head of the Church Heritage of the diocese, the foundation of the church has been discovered to be weak to carry the massive walls of the edifice. The local government of Piddig is planning to sought the church to be declared a heritage structure after the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
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