Saint Andrew the Apostle Church

Coordinates: 14°33′58″N 121°01′25″E / 14.5661°N 121.02365°E / 14.5661; 121.02365

Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish Church
Basic information
Location #62 Constellation St., Nicanor Garcia cor. Neptune Streets, Bel-Air Village, Makati, Metro Manila
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Archdiocese of Manila
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Website www.saaparish.com
Architectural description
Architect(s) Leandro V. Locsin
Architectural style Modern Architecture
Groundbreaking 1967
Completed 1968

The Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish is a Roman Catholic Church in Bel-Air Village, Makati, Philippines. It is one of the known Modern Edifices designed by Leandro V. Locsin in Makati. This Parish is dedicated to Saint Andrew the Apostle, the patron saint of Metro Manila and Bel-Air Village. Its Parish Territories are Bel-Air Village (Barangay Bel-Air), San Miguel Village (Barangay Poblacion), Rizal Village and Santiago Village (Barangay Valenzuela), and Salcedo village (Barangay Bel-Air).

Church Description

Built by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin in 1968, the design of this parish church in Bel-Air Makati is symbolic of the manner the martyr died crucified on an X-shaped cross. The butterfly shaped floor plan emanates from this cruciform. Many other symbolic features mark the tent-like structure, including the giant chandelier over the altar which serves as a halo over the copper cross by National Artist for Visual Art, Vicente Manansala.[1]

History

The proposal of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish began in 1965 when a group of residents belonging to the villages of San Miguel and Bel-Air dreamed of having a parish that they could call their own.

The community did not have to wait long. Don Andres Soriano Jr. offered to have a church built in honor of his late father Don Andres Sr. who was loved and respected by the people of San Miguel Corporation. Thus, the parish was named after the patriarch’s namesake, St. Andrew the Apostle.

With the approval of the establishment and formation of the parish by Rufino Cardinal Santos came the appointment of Msgr. Emilio Bularan as the first Parish Priest.

On February 8, 1967, the 69th birthday of the late Don Andres Soriano, the cornerstone was laid at the 3,494 square meter lot donated by the Ayala family through the Makati Development Corporation.

On November 30, 1968, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish was opened. At half past eight in the morning, the community gathered to witness the unveiling of the church marker by the people whose generosity made the occasion possible: Andres Soriano Jr., President of San Miguel Corporation; Jose Ma. Soriano, Chairman and President of A. Soriano y Cia; Enrique Zobel, President of the Ayala Corporation; and other donors from Roxas y Cia.[2]

In 2002, Msgr. Emmanuel Sunga made some various redevelopments in the Parish such as the improvement of flooring, air-conditioning, building of Parish Office annex, refurbishment of halo chandelier, the Altar of the Church, and Building of the Carillon Bell Tower.

Pastors

NameYears of PastorshipPresent Assignment
Rev. Msgr. Emilio Bularan †1967 to 1969deceased priest of the Diocese of Antipolo
Rev. Fr. Wilfredo Ipapo1969 to 1972deceased
Rev. Msgr. Jesus Arcellana †1972 to 1982
Most Rev. Severino Pelayo †1982 to 1986deceased Military Ordinary of the Philippines
Most Rev. Leoncio Lat †1986deceased Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
Rev. Msgr. Jose "Chito" Bernardo Jr., HP1986 to 1991deceased
Most Rev. Francisco De Leon, DD1991 to 1993Current Bishop of the Diocese of Antipolo
Rev. Msgr. Claro Matt Garcia, PC1993 to 2002Parish Priest of St. Alphonsus de Liguori Parish in Magallanes, Makati City
Rev. Msgr. Emmanuel V. Sunga, PC2002 to 2011Rector of the Archdiocesan Shrine Our Lady of Loreto, Sampaloc, Manila
Rev. Msgr. Peter Eymard Marcelino "Dennis" S. Odiver, PCFebruary 1, 2011 – Present

Other Present Priests

NameYear StartedPresent Assignment
Rev. Fr. Victor Allan B. Dichoso2004Parochial Vicar/Asst. Parish Priest
Rev. Fr. Patrick B. Paraiso2011Resident Guest Priest
Rev. Fr. Milan Ted Torralba2011Guest Priest
Rev. Fr. Rodolfo San Pedro, SDBGuest Priest

Former Priests

* not yet complete

NamePrevious Assignment
Rev. Fr. Erwin B. BlasaResident Guest Priest
Rev. Fr. Jeffrey T. JamiasParochial Vicar/Asst. Parish Priest
Rev. Fr. Peter Trong TranResident Guest Priest
Rev. Fr. Stephen K. JantuahResident Guest Priest
Rev. Fr. Dennis SudlaResident Guest Priest

Schedule of Services

Masses:

  • Monday to Saturday: 6:30 am, 12:15 pm and 6:30 pm (Anticipated Sunday Mass/Youth Mass)
  • Sunday: 6:30 am(Tagalog), 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 12:15 pm, 3:30 pm(Tagalog-Children's Mass), 5:00 pm, 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm

Holy Hours

  • Thursdays - 7:30 pm
  • First Friday of the Month - after 6:30 am mass

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