Polo Church

Polo Church
San Diego de Alcala Parish Church
Saint Didacus of Alcala Parish Church
Church facade in 2024
Polo Church is located in Metro Manila
Polo Church
Polo Church
Location in Metro Manila
Polo Church is located in Luzon
Polo Church
Polo Church
Location in Luzon
Polo Church is located in Philippines
Polo Church
Polo Church
Location in the Philippines
14°42′27″N 120°56′44″E / 14.707444°N 120.945458°E / 14.707444; 120.945458
LocationValenzuela, Philippines
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Didacus
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
Specifications
Materialsadobe bricks
Administration
ArchdioceseManila
DioceseMalolos
Clergy
ArchbishopHis Eminence José F. Advincula Jr., D.D.
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Dennis C. Villarojo, D.D., Ph.D.
Priest(s)Rev. Fr. Francisco G. Carson
Assistant priest(s)Rev. Fr. John Paul A. Jickain

San Diego de Alcala Parish Church, colloquially known as Polo Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Valenzuela, located about 15.5 kilometers (9.6 mi) north of Manila in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. The original church was the oldest church in the city of Valenzuela, built by Father Juan Taranco and finished by Father Jose Valencia in 1632. Destroyed during World War II, its surviving belfry is the oldest in the city.


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