Loboc Church

Loboc Church
San Pedro Apostol Parish Church
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura Saint Peter the Apostle Parish Church
Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol y Santuario Diocesano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Extremadura (Spanish)
The church in January 2023, post-restoration following the 2013 Bohol earthquake
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9°38′10″N 124°01′52″E / 9.6361°N 124.0311°E / 9.6361; 124.0311
Location	Poblacion, Loboc, Bohol
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Diocesan Shrine Parish church
Founded	1596 (1596) 1602 (1602) (as a parish)
Founder(s)	Fr. Juan de Torres, SJ
Dedication	Saint Peter
Consecrated	1734 (1734)
Cult(s) present	Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	National Cultural Treasure
Designated	July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)[1]
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque
Years built	1670–1734 (dst. 2013) 2017–2021
Groundbreaking	December 2017 (2017-12)
Completed	May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)
Specifications
Number of towers	1
Number of spires	2
Materials	Coral stones
Administration
Province	Cebu
Diocese	Tagbilaran (since 1941)
Deanery	St. Peter the Apostle
Parish	St. Peter the Apostle
Clergy
Priest(s)	Fr. Al John Miñoza
Assistant priest(s)	Fr. Alvin C. Pusta
National Historical Landmarks
Official name	Church of San Pedro Apostol
Designated	December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)
Legal Basis	Resolution No. 7, s. 1998[2]
National Cultural Treasures
Official name	Parish Church of San Pedro and San Pablo of Loboc
Designated	July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)

The San Pedro Apostol Parish Church (English: Saint Peter the Apostle Parish Church, Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol), commonly known as Loboc Church and alternatively as the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura (Santuario Diocesano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Extremadura), is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Loboc, Bohol, Philippines, within the jurisdiction of the 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.^[3]

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 severely damaged when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013. Restoration works began in 2017 and the church was reopened on May 16, 2021.^[4]