Loon Church

Loon Church
Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish Church Our Lady of Light Parish Church
Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Spanish)
The church in January 2023, post-restoration
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9°47′56″N 123°47′33″E / 9.798786°N 123.792624°E / 9.798786; 123.792624
Location	Poblacion, Loon, Bohol
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Diocesan Shrine[citation needed]
Founded	June 22, 1753
Dedication	Our Lady of Light
Consecrated	1864
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	National Cultural Treasure
Designated	December 6, 2010
Architect(s)	Domingo de Escondrillas
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque
Years built	1855–1864 (dst. 2013) c. late 2010s–2021
Completed	September 7, 2021
Specifications
Materials	Coral stones
Administration
Province	Cebu
Diocese	Tagbilaran
Deanery	Our Lady of Light
Parish	Our Lady of Light
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev. Fr. Desiderio Magdoza
Assistant priest(s)	Rev. Fr. Gamaliel Reyes Rev. Fr. Renato Regis

The Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish Church, also known as Our Lady of Light Parish Church and commonly as Loon Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the municipality of Loon, Bohol, Philippines, under the Diocese of Tagbilaran. The parish was established by the Jesuits in 1753 and the original stone church was built from 1855 to 1864. It was declared as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines.

The entire church building and convent were destroyed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake which struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013. Loon Church completed its restoration on September 7, 2021. The National Historic Commission successfully turned over the church to the Diocese of Tagbilaran after an eight-year restoration period.