Daanbantayan Church

The Daanbantayan Church, officially the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima, was a Roman Catholic church in Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.

Daanbantayan Church
Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima
Santa Rosa de Lima Church
Church facade in 2012 prior to its destruction in the 2025 Cebu earthquake.
Location	Daanbantayan, Cebu
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Former name	St. Rose of Lima Parish
Dedication	Rose of Lima
Architecture
Functional status	Ruins
Completed	1886
Administration
Province	Cebu
Metropolis	Cebu
Archdiocese	Cebu
Deanery	Sta. Rosa de Lima

History

Church interior

A parish was established in the town of Daanbantayan, Cebu in April 10, 1858.^[1][2] This was followed by the erection of the stone building of the Daanbantayan Church in 1886.^[3]

In August 30, 2022, the Archdiocese of Cebu elevated the then-parish church into an archdiocesan shrine becoming the first church dedicated to Roman Catholic saint Rose of Lima to have that status.^[4]

The Daanbantayan Church was significantly destroyed during the 2025 Cebu earthquake,^[5][6] resulting in the loss of 70 to 80% of its structure.^[7] The retable of Rose de Lima survived the earthquake.^[8] There are plans to restore the church building.^[9]