Diocesan Shrine of Saint Augustine

Roman Catholic church in Cavite, Philippines

Church in Cavite, Philippines

Holy Cross Parish

Diocesan Shrine of Saint Augustine and Parish of Santa Cruz

* Pandiyosesanong Dambana ni San Agustin at Parokya ng Stanta Cruz (Filipino)
* Santuario Diocesano de San Agustin y Iglesia de Santa Cruz (Spanish)

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14°24′04″N 120°51′25″E﻿ / ﻿14.401245°N 120.856985°E﻿ / 14.401245; 120.856985
Location| Tanza, Cavite[1]
Country| Philippines
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Churchmanship| Latin Rite
History
Former name(s)| Holy Cross Parish
Status| Active
Founded| August 29, 1780 (August 29, 1780)
Dedication|

* Holy Cross
* Saint Augustine of Hippo

Dedicated| May 3, 1980
Architecture
Heritage designation| Marked Structure (of Historical Significance) by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Architectural type| Church building
Style| Earthquake Baroque
Specifications
Number of domes| None
Materials| Bricks and Tuff stone
Administration
Archdiocese| Archdiocese of Manila
Diocese| Diocese of Imus[2]
Parish| Parish of Santa Cruz
Clergy
Rector| Fr. Virgilio Saenz Mendoza
Vicar(s)| Fr. King Eleazer Peñaranda
Fr. Sundeep Pulidindi
Laity
Reader(s)| Lectors and Commentators Guild
Youth ministry coordinator| Parish Youth Ministry
Servers' guild| Ministry of Altar Servers

The Diocesan Shrine of Saint Augustine and Parish of Santa Cruz, commonly known as Holy Cross Parish or the Parish of Santa Cruz, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Tanza, in the province of Cavite, Philippines. The shrine is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Imus. The patron saint of the town is Augustine of Hippo commonly known as "Tata Usteng".[3] The Holy Cross serves as the titular patron. The town patronal feast is celebrated annually every August 28.[4]

## History

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### Establishment

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## Historical marker

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Historical marker installed in 1980

The parish was declared a structure of historical significance with the placing of a historical marker by then National Historical Institute of the Philippines on May 3, 1980. As a historical church, the provincial government of Cavite considers the parish as part of the "faith tourism" during the Holy Week.[5]

### Vicariate of the Saint Augustine (Tanza and Rosario)

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Vicar Forane: Virgilio Mendoza

* Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish, Amaya, Tanza
* Parish priest: Bobby Capino
* St. John Paul II Parish, Paradahan, Tanza
* Parish priest: Ronel Ilano
* San Isidro Labrador Parish, Ligtong, Rosario
* Parish priest: Ryan Sasis
* The Holy Cross Parish and Diocesan Shrine of Saint Augustine, Tanza (Town Proper)
* Parish priest: Virgilio Mendoza
* Parochial vicar: Ansley D. Falame
Sundeep Pulidindi
* The Most Holy Rosary Parish, Rosario (Town Proper)
* Parish priest: Ted Bawalan
* Parochial vicar: Armando Timajo
* The Resurrection Parish, Julugan, Tanza
* Parish priest: Elorde Gomez

## Gallery

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* Augustine of Hippo, patron saint of Tanza, Cavite

* Church interior in 2018

* PHC historical marker at Tanza Church convent

## References

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1. ^ Abrina, Dennis (April 13, 2022). "Cavite lists churches for Visita Iglesia". The Manila Times. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
2. ^ "List of Jubilee Churches as PH marks 500 years of Christianity". Rappler. March 6, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
3. ^ "Tanza, Cavite reroutes traffic for fiesta". Philippine News Agency. August 26, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
4. ^ "Tanza's feast for saint 'Tata Usting' today". Manila Standard. August 26, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
5. ^ Delizo, Michael (February 11, 2022). "'Faith tourism' para sa Semana Semanta, pinaghahandaan sa Cavite". ABS-CBN News (in Tagalog). Retrieved April 17, 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Tanza Church at Wikimedia Commons
* Diocesan Shrine of Saint Augustine on Facebook

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Territories|

* Cavite

Ordinaries|

* Artemio Casas
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* Our Lady of La Salette

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* Nuestra Sra. dela Soledad (Kawit)
* Our Lady of Fatima (Kawit)
* San Roque (Cavite City)
* St. Anthony of Padua (Cavite City)
* St. Mary Magdalene (Kawit)
* St. Peter, the Apostle (Cavite City)

Vicariate of
St. Augustine|

* Holy Cross (Tanza)
* Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Rosario)
* Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Tanza)
* San Isidro Labrador (Rosario)
* St. John Paul II (Tanza)
* The Resurrection (Tanza)

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Assumption|

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* Our Lady of the Assumption (Maragondon)
* San Antonio de Padua (Maragondon)
* San Isidro Labrador (Naic)
* Sta. Candida Maria de Jesus (Naic)
* Sto. Niño (Naic)
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* Mary, Help of Christian (General Trias)
* Mary, Mother of the Savior (General Trias)
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* Our Lady of Guadalupe (General Trias)
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* Our Lady of Miraculous Medal (Dasmariñas)
* San Lorenzo Ruiz (Dasmariñas)
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* Nuestra Sra. del Santisimo Rosario (Carmona)
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* San Juan Bautista (Silang)
* St. Benedict (Silang)
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* Ina ng Laging Saklolo (Tagaytay)
* Our Lady of Lourdes (Tagaytay)
* San Rafael Arkanghel (Tagaytay)
* St. Augustine (Mendez)
* St. Mary Magdalene (Amadeo)

Seminaries|

* Our Lady of the Pillar
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