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Roman Catholic church in Valenzuela, Philippines

Church in Philippines, Philippines
Polo Church
San Diego de Alcala Parish Church
Saint Didacus of Alcala Parish Church
Church facade in 2024
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14°42′27″N 120°56′44″E / 14.707444°N 120.945458°E / 14.707444; 120.945458
LocationValenzuela, Philippines
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Didacus
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
Specifications
Materialsadobe bricks
Administration
ArchdioceseManila
DioceseMalolos
Clergy
ArchbishopHis Eminence José F. Advincula Jr., D.D.
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Dennis C. Villarojo, D.D., Ph.D.
Priest(s)Rev. Fr. Francisco G. Carson
Assistant priest(s)Rev. Fr. John Paul A. Jickain

San Diego de Alcala Parish Church, colloquially known as Polo Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Valenzuela, located about 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) north of Manila in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. The original church was the oldest church in the city of Valenzuela, built by Father Juan Taranco and finished by Father Jose Valencia in 1632. Destroyed during World War II, its surviving belfry is the oldest in the city.

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Church interior in 2014

The Church of San Diego de Alcala in Brgy. Polo in Valenzuela was completed in 1632. Residents were forced into labor to complete the church after the town gained its independence in 1623 from Catangalan through the efforts of Father Juan Taranco and Don Juan Monsod, the barangay head of Polo. The main structure was destroyed by bombs during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. The belfry and entrance are the only parts of the four-century old edifice that remain today. They have been preserved by the citizens of Polo (now Valenzuela City).

Bell tower

The surviving bell tower and entrance of the first San Diego de Alcala Church

The belfry or bell tower of San Diego de Alcala Church is a cultural and religious relic of the bygone Spanish era. A new church has since been rebuilt and renovated adjacent to the ruins, serving as an aesthetic counterpoint to the largely unchanged tower.

Feast day

Residents of barangays Polo and Poblacion celebrate the feast day of San Diego de Alcala on November 12 every year. Together with the fiesta, the town also celebrates the "Putong Polo Festival", a food festival honoring the putong Polo, a local variety of the Philippine rice cake puto.

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References

  1. "Ecological Profile: 2021" (PDF). City Government of Valenzuela. p. V, 230. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. San Diego de Alacala Church "Landmarks". Valenzuelako, Official Website of Valenzuela. Retrieved on March 6, 2013.
  3. Catapat, Willie (November 14, 2009). "Polo fiesta Valenzuela's grandest". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. "Putong Polo Festival". Travel the Philippine Islands. Retrieved on March 6, 2013.

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