Thus, the parish was founded in 1729 bearing the name of the saint. Bishop Ruperto Cruz Santos, bishop of the Diocese of Balanga, serves as parish priest of the parish church since June 5, 2020, with priests served under Santos' tenure as parish priest of the church are Rev. Fr. Robert Laracas, OSJ, Rev. Fr. Ponciano G. Balmes, OSJ, Rev. Fr. Marvin Gomez, OSJ, Rev. Fr. Gerald Cuenca, OSJ, and Rev. Fr. Christopher Alday, OSJ. Other priests can also celebrate in the parish church, such as Rev. Fr. Jay Quicho. Infrastructure Transportation Mariveles can be reached through jet ferry plying the Mariveles to Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 40 minutes. Expressway The Bataan Provincial Expressway, also called Roman Super-Highway, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Bataan to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines. Mariveles is off Exit 55. Energy sources Utilities: Mariveles geothermal area in Bataan: a geothermal area situated along the West Luzon Volcanic Arc. GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant (GMCP), Alas-asin: 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant ($155 million was purchased by Conglomerate Ayala Corp. in December 2012). National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Mariveles Substation which hosts three 500 kV transmission lines which are Mariveles–Balsik, MPGC Mariveles–NGCP Mariveles, and GNPower Dinginin–NGCP Mariveles lines. Education Tertiary educational institutions include: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bataan (PUP), a state university that offers baccalaureate (college) degrees where students are scholars of the government (after passing an entrance exam). Opened in 1976, the campus is located at Barangay Malaya, Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB). Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) located at Kamaya Point, Barangay Alas-asin, offering courses in the maritime industry. Students are accepted after passing stringent academic and physical examinations. TESDA Mariveles Bataan Branch, located at Barangay Camaya and near the Public Market, Mariveles Municipal Hall, and Freeport Area of Bataan, offering technical and vocational courses. Softnet Information Technology Center (SITC) located at second floor SFB #8, FAB, offering associate degrees in computer studies. Llamas Memorial Institute Inc. Gallery See also Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga References External links Mariveles Official Website [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Municipalities of Bataan Populated places on Manila Bay