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ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH
6503 Tolosa, Leyte
Contact:
+63 917 117 9356
District
Eastern
Vicariate
Palo
Feastday
May 8
Year Founded
1863
PRIESTS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED
Parish Priest
Opiniano, Msgr. Alex T.
MAIN CHURCH MASS SCHEDULE
SUNDAYS
5:00am / 8:00am / 5:00pm
TUESDAYS – SATURDAYS
5:30am
OTHER SACRAMENTS
BAPTISMS
9:00am (Every Sunday)
HISTORY (read...)
The town of Tolosa was then part of the barrios of the Municipality of Tanauan.
The town was formally established as an independent municipality in 1861. Two years later the St. Michael the Archangel Church in Tolosa, Leyte became a parish on February 12, 1863. The first parish priest was Padre Vicente Gutierrez, a Spaniard.
The first Filipino priest of the parish was Padre Quintin Bautista.
The parish celebrates the feast of its patron every 8th of May.
The parish celebrated its 155th anniversary since the day of its foundation as a parish.
The present parish priest is Rev. Msgr. Alex T. Opiniano who was installed on February 16, 2015. He is the 37th parish priest of Tolosa.
Originally, the whole parish covers fourteen (14) barangays excluding the poblacion wherein the parish Church is located. The following are the names of the Barangays:
- Brgy. Burak
- Brgy. Cantariwis
- Brgy. Malbog
- Brgy. Opong
- Brgy. San Roque
- Brgy. Tanghas
- Brgy. Dona Brigida
- Brgy. Canmogsay
- Brgy. Capangihan
- Brgy. Olot
- Brgy. Quilao
- Brgy. San Vicente
- Brgy. Telegrafo
- Brgy. Imelda
A New Parish was born – St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Telegrafo, Tolosa, Leyte.
Until the year 2007 when the archdiocese approved that barangay Telegrafo be a new parish comprising three (3) barangays namely: Barangay San Roque; Barangay Opong and Barangay Capangihan. Barangay Telegrafo was elevated as a parish with St. Peter the Apostle as its patron saint. The parish fiesta is celebrated every 29th of June the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. It was Rev. Fr. Dennis Molabola who started to administer the infant church of Telegrafo. At present the parish is administered by Rev. Fr. Virgilio Canete, its pastor.
Presently, there is a total of eleven (11) barangays under the main parish including Barangay Poblacion. Every barangay has a chapel wherein Masses and other religious activities are celebrated.
PRIESTS FORMERLY ASSIGNED
1863-1865 Rev. Fr. Vicente Gutierrez
1865-1868 Rev. Fr. Esteban del Vallejo
1868-1970 Rev. fr. Juan Zamora
1970-1876 Rev. Fr. Lucio Perez
1876-1879 Rev. Fr. Vicente Gutierrez
1879-1881 Rev. Fr. Lucio Perez
1881-1884 Rev. Fr. Geronimo Arsenio
1884-1887 Rev. Fr. Francisco Crespo
1887-1888 Rev. Fr. Telesforo Acedera
1888-1891 Rev. Fr. Vicente Zamora
1891-1898 Rev. Fr. Pedro Ruiz
1898-1906 Rev. Fr. Pantaleon de Veyra
1906-1909 Rev. Fr. Braulio Alcazar
1909-1910 Rev. Fr. Arsenio Cabras
1910-1911 Rev. Fr. Wenceslao Singzon
1911-1915 Rev. Fr. Arsenio Cabras
1915-1916 Rev. Fr. Hugo de Vayra
1916-1918 Rev. Fr. Wenceslao Singzon
1918 Rev. Fr. Francisco de Llemora
1918-1926 Rev. Fr. Alejandro Astorga
1926-1028 Rev. Fr. Domingo Estanislao
1928-1940 Rev. Fr. Angel Colasito
1941-1949 Rev. Fr. Pedro Morfe
1949-1965 Rev. Fr. Sabino Abrera
1965-1967 Rev. Fr. Pastor Cotiangco
1967-1968 Rev. Fr. Leonardo Medroso
1968-1974 Rev. Fr. Jesus Parina
1974-1976 Rev. Fr. Maximo Matiga
1976-1980 Rev. Fr. Aluino Estanilla
1980-1985 Rev. Fr. Jaime Villanueva
1986-1989 Rev. Fr. Rafael Pepito
1989-1990 Rev. Fr. Vicente Purgatorio
1990-1994 Rev. Fr. Temoteo Aldaya, Jr.
1994-2001 Rev. Fr. Ralph Barcelo
2001-2007 Rev. Msgr. Benedicto B. Catilogo, PC
2007-2008 Rev. Fr. Manuel Isabelo C. Ocaña (Administrator)
2008-2015 Rev. Fr. Dennis R. Inocando
CHAPELS
- Brgy. Burak (Our Lady of Fatima)
- Brgy. Cantariwis (Nuestra Sra. De Salvacion)
- Brgy. Malbog (San Antonio de Padua)
- Brgy. Tanghas (St. Helen)
- Brgy. Dona Brigida (Sta. Rita de Casia)
- Brgy. Canmogsay (Most Sacred Heart of Jesus)
- Brgy. Olot (Most Sacred Heart of Jesus)
- Brgy. Quilao (Sto. Niño)
- Brgy. San Vicente (St. Vincent Ferrer)
- Brgy. Imelda