St. Michael the Archangel Parish – Tolosa

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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
  1. Brgy. Burak (Our Lady of Fatima)
  2. Brgy. Cantariwis (Nuestra Sra. De Salvacion)
  3. Brgy. Malbog (San Antonio de Padua)
  4. Brgy. Tanghas (St. Helen)
  5. Brgy. Dona Brigida (Sta. Rita de Casia)
  6. Brgy. Canmogsay (Most Sacred Heart of Jesus)
  7. Brgy. Olot (Most Sacred Heart of Jesus)
  8. Brgy. Quilao (Sto. Niño)
  9. Brgy. San Vicente (St. Vincent Ferrer)
  10. Brgy. Imelda

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