Tumauini Church

Tumauini Church
  • Saint Matthias Parish Church
  • Iglesia Parroquial de San Matías (Spanish)
Church façade and cylindrical bell tower in 2022
Tumauini Church is located in Luzon
Tumauini Church
Tumauini Church
Tumauini Church is located in Philippines
Tumauini Church
Tumauini Church
17°16′31″N 121°48′26″E / 17.275395°N 121.807124°E / 17.275395; 121.807124
LocationTumauini, Isabela
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded1707
Founder(s)Francisco Nuñez, O.P
DedicationSaint Matthias
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationNational Cultural Treasure
Architect(s)Fr. Domingo Forto
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1783
Completed1805
Administration
ProvinceIsabela
ArchdioceseTuguegarao
DioceseIlagan
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Rev. Sergio L. Utleg, D.D
Bishop(s)Most Rev. David William V. Antonio, D.D.
Priest(s)Very Rev. Gregorio Marvic C. Uanan, JCD, JV

The Saint Matthias Parish Church (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Matías), commonly known as Tumauini Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Tumauini, Isabela, Philippines, within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Ilagan. It became a separate parish independent from Cabagan under the advocacy of Saint Matthias in 1751.

The church, known for its brick, Baroque-style architecture, was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines. Together with the churches of Boljoon, Guiuan, Loboc and Lazi, the Tumauini Church has been considered for the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2006 under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension).


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