1. St. Anne Parish, Molo
Iloilo City
Submitted by:
Renee’ Carmela T. Gumban

3. The church survived several earthquakes but not the war.
On March 19, 1945, the church was bombed and the two
belfries were destroyed and the church was partially
damaged. There are originally 36 bells of different sizes
but destroyed during the way when the Japanese used the
tower as machine gun nests and shelled by American
artillery. Under the supervision of Gov. Timoteo Consing
and the parish priest Rev. Manuel Alba, the fortress was
reconstructed with the support of the Molo population.
The church contains remains of many prominent Ilonggo
personalities.

5. Trivia
On August 4, 1886, national hero Jose Rizal
dropped at Molo on his way back to Manila from
exile at Dapitan in Mindanao. He went to see his
friend, Raymundo Melliza who showed him the
church.
In his diary, Rizal wrote, "We went to Molo to see
the church painted by a lad who has left the locality.
The church is pretty (iglesia bonita) outside with
paintings inside mostly copies of biblical scenes by
Gusty Dore."

6. Parish Priest
Fr.
Espiridio
n “Boy”
Celis

7. Schedule Of
Masses
Molo Church – St. Anne Parish Church 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: Across Molo Plaza, Molo 03:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Iloilo 05:00 pm – 06:00 om
Telephone no.: (033) 337-2258 06:30 pm – 07:30 pm
Confession: Monday to Friday
Wednesday 05:00pm 05:30 am – 06:30 am
1st Friday 05:00 am & 05:00 pm 05:30 pm – 06:00 pm
Mass Times: Saturday
Sunday 05:30 am – 06:30 am
05:30 am – 06:3o am 05:00 pm – 06:00 pm
06:30 am – 07:30 am
08:00 am – 09:00 am

8. Semana Santa

9. Submitted By:
Renee’ Carmela T. Gumban
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