Baao Church

Baao Church
Baao Church
Saint Bartholomew Parish Church
	Church facade in 2026
	Baao Church Location in Luzon Baao Church Location in the Philippines
	13°27′15″N 123°21′59″E / 13.45417°N 123.36639°E
Location	Baao, Camarines Sur
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Bartholomew the Apostle
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	National Historical Landmark
Designated	1939
Architectural type	Church building
Completed	1850; 176 years ago
Administration
Archdiocese	Caceres

Saint Bartholomew Parish Church, commonly known as Baao Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Baao, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Caceres.

The first church, which was constructed in 1684, was destroyed by a typhoon in 1706. The second church, erected in 1731, was damaged by an earthquake in 1811. The church's subsequent reconstruction was completed only in 1850.^[1]

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared it a national historical landmark in 1939.^[2]

Gallery

Church interior in 2026
Church PHC historical marker installed in 1939

References

↑ "Church of Baao". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ Historical Markers: Regions V-XII. Republic of the Philippines, Department of Education, Culture and Sports, National Historical Institute. 1993. ISBN 978-971-538-069-0.