San Juan Bautista Church (Calumpit)
| Calumpit Church | |
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| St. John the Baptist Parish Church | |
northern façade and belfry of Calumpit Church
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 Calumpit Church
Location in the Philippines
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| 14°54′58″N 120°46′08″E / 14.916077°N 120.768793°ECoordinates: 14°54′58″N 120°46′08″E / 14.916077°N 120.768793°E | |
| Location | Calumpit, Bulacan |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Iglesia de San Nicolas de Tolentino |
| Founded | May 3, 1572 |
| Founder(s) |
Fray Martin de Rada OSA Fray Diego de Herrea OSA Fray Diego Vivar |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish Church, Diocesan Shrine |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque, Insipient Baroque |
| Completed | 1779 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Sand, gravel, cement, mortar, steel and bricks |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Manila |
| Diocese | Malolos |
| District | Western District (Vicariate of St. James the Apostle) |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Luis Antonio Tagle |
| Bishop(s) | José Oliveros |
| Priest in charge | Proceso E. Espíritu |
| Assistant priest(s) | Eduard Pecson, Roberto Lunod |
Fray Martin de Rada OSA Fray Diego de Herrea OSA
San Juan Bautista Parish Church, locally referred to as Calumpit Church, is a 17th-century, Roman Catholic, baroque church located in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines.
The parish church, under the patronage of Saint John the Baptist, belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos under the Vicariate of Saint James the Apostle.
Calumpit is recognized as the first site of the evangelization by the Augustinian Order in Northern Luzon. The mission field covered present-day Bulacan province and some areas of Pampanga such as Macabebe, Apalit, and Candaba (although it should be noted that some references attribute Calumpit as part of Pampanga or one of the Alcaldias of region La Pampanga during the early years of Spanish colonisation of the Philippines) together with other Alcaldias such as Betis and Lubao.
Calumpit was established as a prior in May 3, 1572 along with the churches of Lubao and Betis. On March 3, 1575, Fray Gaspar de San Agustín did not provide the town's first minister. The convent of Calumpit was established with the towns of Candaba and Macabebe annexed to it as its visitas. Its first titular patron is Saint Nicholas of Tolentine but on December 31, 1576, its convent was referred to as La Casa de San Juan Bautista. Its been recorded that Fray Martin de Rada with Fray Diego Vivar Ordóñez from Calumpit who first poselytised in Bulakan, Malolos, and Hagonoy. On June 11, 1580 Malolos was separated as convent and Hagonoy on April 22, 1581.
In 1619, Paombong was ceded from its original matrix which annexed in Calumpit, but in 1664 it was returned to Malolos again. Calumpit was by then a vital mission center due to its proximity to river systems that enabled transport for missionaries. Despite its important role in the Christianisation of Bulacan, reports show that its convent was once declared vacant due to a lack of priests.
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