Sampaloc Church
Sampaloc Church (Filipino: Simbahan ng Sampaloc) or the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto (Filipino: Dambanang Pang-Arkidiyosesis ng Mahal na Birhen ng Loreto) is a Roman Catholic Church located along Figueras Street (formerly Bustillos) in the district of Sampaloc in the City of Manila. The church is named after and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and her pilgrimage site in Loreto, Italy where tradition states as the site where the Mary's house was relocated.
| Sampaloc Church | |
|---|---|
| Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto Loreto Church | |
Church facade in 2014 | |
| 14°36′12″N 120°59′37″E | |
| Location | Sampaloc, Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Shrine |
| Founded | 1613 |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Loreto |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Manila |
| Deanery | Our Lady of Loreto |
| Parish | Our Lady of Loreto |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Enrico Martin F. Adoviso (Team Ministry Moderator and vicar forane) Rev. Fr. Primitivo T. Lopez (Team Ministry Member) |
| Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Msgr. Emmanuel V. Suñga, PC Rev. Fr. Pericles F. Fajardo |
| Deacon(s) | Edward Jayson San Diego |
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