St. Joseph Parish Church, Las Piñas
| Las Piñas Church | |
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| Saint Joseph Parish | |
| Bamboo Organ Church | |
| Iglesia Parroquial de Las Piñas | |
Church with the old convent to the right and St. Joseph's Academy, further right
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 Las Piñas Church
Location in Metro Manila
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| 14°28′52″N 120°58′53″E / 14.48111°N 120.98145°ECoordinates: 14°28′52″N 120°58′53″E / 14.48111°N 120.98145°E | |
| Location | Las Piñas, Metro Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1795 |
| Founder(s) | Fray Diego Cera dela Virgen del Carmen |
| Dedication | Saint Joseph |
| Events | International Bamboo Organ Festival |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Historical Commission of the Philippines |
| Designated | July 15, 2013 |
| Architectural type | Parish church |
| Style | Earthquake Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1797 |
| Completed | 1819 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Width | 94 feet (29 m) |
| Nave width | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Materials | Adobe (volcanic) stones |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Parañaque |
| Province | Manila |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Jesse E. Mercado, DD STL |
| Priest(s) | Very Rev. Msgr. Mario Josefino F. Martinez, PC JCD |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Armando V. Salarza |
The St. Joseph Parish Church (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de Las Piñas), otherwise known as the Bamboo Organ Church, or simply Las Piñas Church (Filipino: Simbahan ng Las Piñas), is a parish church in Las Piñas, just south of the city of Manila in the Philippines. The church is renowned to house the Bamboo Organ, a pipe organ made mostly with bamboo pipes. To the right of the church is an old Spanish convent converted into a gift shop and the entrance for observing the organ up close. Also in the church complex is St. Joseph's Academy, a primary and secondary education school established in 1914.
The parish falls under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parañaque. The parish priest is Rev. Msgr. Mario Josefino F. Martinez, PC JCD since July 1, 2011.
On November 5, 1795, the Archbishop of Manila assigned Las Piñas, then a small town of farmers and fishermen, to the Augustinian Recollects to establish a new church. Fray Diego Cera de la Virgen del Carmen, a native of Spain, traveled from Mabalacat, Pampanga province and arrived on the town on the day after Christmas of 1795. Soon after, he started building the church made from adobe (volcanic) stones in the Earthquake Baroque architectural style.
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