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Vatican elevates Malabon church to minor basilica
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The Vatican has elevated San Bartolome Parish in Malabon City to the status of a minor basilica. The Diocese of Kalookan announced the designation on Thursday, Oct. 29, following a decree from the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
The decree, dated Sept. 29, 2026, granted the petition for the title after it received an endorsement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. This makes San Bartolome the first minor basilica in the Diocese of Kalookan.
Founded by Augustinian missionaries in 1614, the parish is the oldest church in the diocese. The current structure was completed in 1813, though the building has faced historical damage from natural calamities and the Philippine Revolution in 1898.
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