CHURCHES OF ILOILO, Part 3

             A double celebration was recently held at the Cathedral of Jaro, the National Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Candles. It began with the 50th sacerdotal anniversary of Archbishop Romeo Lazo, followed the next day by the installation of his successor, the Most Rev. Midyphil Billones. In the afternoon, right after lunch on the first day, I took the opportunity to visit several towns in the province of Iloilo whose churches I had not yet seen. These included Zarraga, Anilao, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Ajuy, San Rafael, and San Enrique. Since Barotac Nuevo was along the way, I decided to stop by again, as the last time I visited, the dome was still under construction.

NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CANDLES PARISH
Jaro Cathedral, Iloilo City

The murals on the ceiling by the altar

ST. ISIDORE PARISH
Zarraga, Iloilo

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH
Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo

ST. RITA OF CASCIA PARISH
Anilao, Iloilo

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Banate, Iloilo

STS. PETER AND PAUL THE APOSTLES PARISH
Barotac Viejo, Iloilo

ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO PARISH
Ajuy, Iloilo

ST. RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH
San Rafael, Iloilo

MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS PARISH
San Enrique, Iloilo

For previous posts on the Churches of Iloilo click here and here and here.