Roman Catholicism in the Philippines

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Roman Catholicism by country form of Christianity religious tradition

Roman Catholicism in the Philippines is the country’s largest and most influential religious tradition, deeply shaping its culture, history, and social life since Spanish colonial times.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Catholic Church in the Philippines	4
Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines	4
Catholic Church in the Bicol Region	1
Catholicism in the Philippines	1
Roman Catholic Church in the Bicol Region	1
Roman Catholicism in Bicol	1

Statements (111)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholicism by country ⓘ form of Christianity ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWithFeast	Ati-Atihan Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Feast of the Black Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiesta of Our Lady of Manaoag NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Week observances ⓘ Peñafrancia Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Simbang Gabi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinulog Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Undas NERFINISHED ⓘ
communionWith	Holy See ⓘ Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
follows	Catholic moral teaching ⓘ Catholic sacramental system ⓘ Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristicPractice	Catholic basic ecclesial communities ⓘ Catholic charismatic renewal NERFINISHED ⓘ barrio fiestas honoring patron saints ⓘ devotion to Marian images ⓘ family rosary devotions ⓘ novena prayers ⓘ processions with images of saints ⓘ youth and campus ministries ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic	high Mass attendance compared to many countries ⓘ large youth population in the Church ⓘ majority of Filipinos identify as Roman Catholic ⓘ strong rural and urban presence ⓘ
hasHistoricalCenter	Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent	Christianization of the Philippine lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ People Power Revolution participation ⓘ Philippine Revolution involvement of clergy ⓘ Second Plenary Council of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish missionization of indigenous peoples ⓘ arrival of the image of Santo Niño in Cebu ⓘ creation of multiple suffragan dioceses ⓘ establishment of the Diocese of Manila ⓘ
hasHistoricalSite	Antipolo Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Baroque Churches of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ Manila Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Quiapo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ San Agustin Church, Intramuros NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInstitutionType	Catholic charities ⓘ Catholic hospitals ⓘ Catholic schools NERFINISHED ⓘ Catholic universities NERFINISHED ⓘ archdioceses ⓘ dioceses ⓘ parishes ⓘ
hasMajorArchdiocese	Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro NERFINISHED ⓘ Archdiocese of Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ Archdiocese of Davao NERFINISHED ⓘ Archdiocese of Jaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan NERFINISHED ⓘ Archdiocese of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorDevotion	Black Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Lady of Antipolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Lady of Manaoag NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo Niño de Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMissionaryActivity	evangelization in Asia-Pacific region ⓘ overseas Filipino chaplaincies ⓘ sending Filipino missionaries abroad ⓘ
hasNationalEpiscopalConference	Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPatroness	Our Lady of Peñafrancia NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoleIn	Philippine independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-dictatorship struggle ⓘ education of elites ⓘ healthcare provision ⓘ poverty alleviation programs ⓘ social justice advocacy ⓘ
influences	Philippine art ⓘ Philippine bioethics debates ⓘ Philippine culture ⓘ Philippine education ⓘ Philippine family life ⓘ Philippine festivals ⓘ Philippine law on marriage NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine literature ⓘ Philippine politics NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedBy	Spanish colonization of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedByReligiousOrder	Augustinians NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominicans NERFINISHED ⓘ Franciscans NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesuits NERFINISHED ⓘ Recollects NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedInCentury	16th century ⓘ
majorHolyDayPractice	All Saints’ Day cemetery visits ⓘ All Souls’ Day cemetery visits ⓘ Holy Week processions ⓘ Simbang Gabi dawn Masses before Christmas ⓘ Visita Iglesia NERFINISHED ⓘ pabasa ng Pasyon ⓘ
majorityReligionIn	Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposes	abortion ⓘ legalization of divorce in the Philippines ⓘ widespread contraception policies ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryColonialPowerAssociated	Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ Latin ⓘ
supports	family-centered values ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ social teachings on the poor ⓘ
teaches	Catholic doctrine ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz → belongsTo → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Church in the Philippines

Balangiga bells → demandedBy → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines

Christianity in the Philippines → dominantBranch → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

EDSA II → hasParticipant → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines

Our Lady of the Rule Parish Church → hasReligiousAffiliation → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Church in the Philippines

Heart of Bicol → hasReligiousAssociationWith → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholicism in Bicol

Naga Metropolitan Cathedral → isPartOf → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila → isPartOf → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Church in the Philippines

San Joaquin Church → ownership → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines

Archdiocese of Caceres → partOf → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Church in the Philippines

Ciudad de Nueva Cáceres → religiousCenterFor → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church in the Bicol Region

Molo Church → religiousTradition → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholicism in the Philippines

Pilgrim City of Naga → usedBy → Roman Catholicism in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Church in the Bicol Region