Miagao Church

Miagao Church
Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish
The church in October 2022
10°38′31″N 122°14′08″E / 10.641881°N 122.235527°E / 10.641881; 122.235527
Location	Miag-ao, Iloilo
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1731
Dedication	St. Thomas of Villanueva
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	World Heritage Site
Designated	December 11, 1993
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque-Romanesque
Groundbreaking	1787
Completed	1797
Specifications
Number of towers	2
Materials	Adobe, Limestone, Coral
Administration
Archdiocese	Jaro
Deanery	Saints Philip and James[1]
Parish	Santo Tomás de Villanueva
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev. Fr. Raul D. Dayaday
Assistant priest(s)	Rev. Fr. Fremar P. Silva
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva
Part of	Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Criteria	Cultural: (ii)(iv)
Reference	677bis-004
Inscription	1993 (17th Session)
Extensions	2013
National Historical Landmarks
Official name	Miagao Church
Designated	August 1, 1973
Reference no.	No. 260, s. 1973

The Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish, also known as Miagao Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines. The church was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 11, 1993, together with San Agustin Church in Manila; Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Church in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur; and San Agustin Church in Paoay, Ilocos Norte under the collective title Baroque Churches of the Philippines, a collection of four Baroque Spanish-era churches.^[2]