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Meycauayan Church
  • Iglesia Parroquial de San Francisco de Asís (Spanish)
  • Parokya ni San Francisco ng Assisi (Filipino)
Parokya ng Meycauayan (Filipino)
Church façade in 2024
Meycauayan Church is located in Bulacan
Meycauayan Church
Meycauayan Church
Meycauayan Church is located in Luzon
Meycauayan Church
Meycauayan Church
Meycauayan Church is located in Philippines
Meycauayan Church
Meycauayan Church
14°44′06″N 120°57′25″E / 14.735095°N 120.956951°E / 14.735095; 120.956951
LocationPoblacion, Meycauayan, Bulacan
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/stfrancismeyc
History
Former name(s)Iglesia Parroquial de Meycauayan (Spanish)
StatusParish church
Founded1578
Founder(s)Padre Juan de Plasencia
Padre Diego de Oropeza
(Franciscan friars)
DedicationSan Francisco de Asís
Dedicated1984, 2020
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II level
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleEarthquake Baroque
Groundbreaking1668 (present church)
Completed
  • 1956 (Third reconstruction)
  • 2020 (interior restoration)
  • 2023 (facade restoration and retrofitting)
Specifications
Number of spires1 (Constructed in 1800)
MaterialsAdobe masonry, brick tiles
Administration
DistrictSouthern
ProvinceBulacan
ArchdioceseManila
DioceseMalolos
Clergy
ArchbishopJose Advincula
Bishop(s)Dennis C. Villarojo
Priest(s)Rev. Fr. Manuel Martin Manicad
Assistant priest(s)Rev. Fr. John Patrick Gumasing

The Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church, commonly known as the Meycauayan Church or Simbahan sa Bayan, is a Roman Catholic church located in Meycauayan, Bulacan Philippines. It is one of the oldest parishes in Bulacan which even predates the Malolos Cathedral established in 1580 and the Barasoain Church established in 1859. It is also the province's largest parish with an estimated population of about 80,000 parishioners. The church is the seat of the vicariate of St. Francis of Assisi in the Diocese of Malolos.

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