Shrine of Saint Andrew Kim

St. Andrew Kim Taegon Shrine
St. Andrew Kim Taegon Shrine
	Shrine of St. Andrew Kim ; 산토 크리스토 와 산 김대건 의 교구
	New church building complex finished in the mid-2010s
	14°46′52″N 120°56′01″E
Location	Brgy. Lolomboy Bocaue, Bulacan
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1959
Dedication	Andrew Kim Taegon
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Groundbreaking	2001
Administration
Diocese	Malolos
Clergy
Archbishop	Luis Antonio Tagle
Bishop(s)	Dennis Cabanada Villarojo
Priest(s)	Rev. Fr. Vicente Robles (parish priest)

The St. Andrew Kim Taegon Shrine (Korean: 산토 크리스토 와 산 김대건 의 교구) is a Catholic church in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. The patron saint of the church is Korean priest Andrew Kim Taegon.

History

The parish of Sto. Cristo and Saint Andrew Kim was established in 1959.[1] It was declared a sister parish of a shrine also dedicated to Kim-Taegon in South Korea in 1986. Seoul Archbishop Stephen Cardinal Kim gave a statue of Andrew Kim-Taegon to the parish which was then enshrined on the old church building.[1][2]

The construction of the new church building (Project Pangarap) began in 2001[2] under the parish priest at the time, Avel Sampana. The construction coincided with the 50th anniversary of the parish. Today the parish priest is Rev. Fr. Vicente "Vic" Robles, the former rector and parish priest of the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Marilao Bulacan.[1]

The church is to be dedicated to the Korean saint Andrew Kim Taegon, the first Korean-born Catholic priest in the Philippines in the early 18th century. During the Joseon Dynasty, Christianity was suppressed in Korea and many Christians were persecuted which led to Kim-Taegon fleeing to Lolomboy in Bocaue in the Philippines where he lived as a seminarian. He was ordained a deacon and later a priest in China before leading a group of French missionaries to convert people to Christianity in Korea. He was arrested and sentenced to death in Korea as a traitor. He was beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and canonized by Pope John Paul II in May, 1984.[2]

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References

Godoy, Luke (30 September 2015). "Bocaue builds church for Korean saint". CBCP News. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
Walker, Timothy (8 October 2015). "Historic Church Built in Honor of 18th Century Korean Saint in Bocaue, Bulacan". Philippine Lifestyle News. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

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[cbcp-1] Godoy, Luke (30 September 2015). "Bocaue builds church for Korean saint". CBCP News. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[lifestyle-2] Walker, Timothy (8 October 2015). "Historic Church Built in Honor of 18th Century Korean Saint in Bocaue, Bulacan". Philippine Lifestyle News. Retrieved 3 December 2016.