The , commonly known as Saint Anthony of Padua Parish Church and Iriga Church, is a

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located in

Iriga Iriga, officially the City of Iriga (Rinconada Bikol: ''Syudad ka Iriga''; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the ...

Camarines Sur Camarines Sur (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Sur (Central Bikol language, Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Habagatan na Camarines''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its ca ...

. It is under the jurisdiction of the

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. The first church was burned in 1585. The second church was damaged by a typhoon and destroyed by fire. The third church was constructed in 1727 but was also burned in 1841. The present church together with two belfries was constructed shortly afterwards. The

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(NHCP) declared it a national landmark in 1939.

Gallery

File:Church of Iriga PHC historical marker.jpg, Church PHC historical marker installed in 1939 File:Iriga Church Interior, Cam Sur, May 2025.jpg, Church interior in 2025 Carillion Tower, Iriga Church, Cam Sur, May 2025.jpg, Carillion Tower File:St. Anthony Padua Church Iriga.JPG, The church at night in 2016

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* * Spanish Colonial architecture in the Philippines National Historical Landmarks of the Philippines Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres Roman Catholic churches in Camarines Sur {{Philippines-RC-church-stub