THE CHURCHES OF BATANGAS: Part Two

This post covers nine churches in seven towns and two cities of the province of Batangas: Taal, Alitagtag, Tingloy, Lobo, San Juan, Mabini, Ibaan, Ilijan in Batangas City and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Lipa. 

The Minor Basilica of the St. Martin of Tours, Taal, Batangas

The symbols of a minor basilica: ombrellino (umbrella), tintinnabulum (bell) and the papal seat. 

Five priests from the Archdiocese of Lipa were invested as Papal Chaplains on April 10, 2023: Msgrs. Edgardo Pagcaliuangan,  Ernesto Mandanas, Jr, Conrado Castillo, Cecilio Arce and Antonio Mendoza graced with the presence of Bp. Pablito Tagura of San Jose, Mindoro,  Abp. Gilbert Garcera of Lipa, the Apostolic Nuncio Charles J. Brown, Jose Cardinal Advincula of Manila and Bp. Rey Evangelista of Imus.

Invencion  de la Sta. Cruz Parish, Alitagtag, Batangas

 St. Roche Parish, Tingloy, Batangas (F-1937) 

St. Michael Archangel Parish, Lobo, Batangas (F-1874)

San Juan Nepomuceno Parish, San Juan, Batangas (F-1847)

St. Francis of Paola Parish, Mabini, Batangas (F-1918)

St. James the Greater Parish, Ibaan, Batangas (F-1832)

St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Ilijan, Batangas City (F-1941)

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Lipa City

Link to my previous post on Batangas: Churches in Batangas: Part One