In 1859 , Barasoain was separated from Malolos . As a new town and parish , the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel was deemed to be its patroness . Fr . Francisco Arriola , was appointed first parish priest on June 1 , 1859 , built the convent . A small ermita , constructed by Fr . Melchor Fernandez in 1816 while he was parish priest of Malolos ( 1816 – 1840 ) , served as temporary parish church . One of the existing bells bears the year 1870 . It was installed by Fr . Emterio Ruperez , and it was donated by the “ principalia ( sic ) of Malolos . ” The bell was also dedicated to the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel of Barasoain . Fr . Francisco Royo replaced the temporary chapel with a hewn stone church built between 1871 and 1878 . This was soon destroyed by fire . The only remnant of this church is one of its bells , installed by Fr . Royo on February 30 , 1873 and dedicated to St. Francis Xavier . Fr . Juan Giron who succeeded him , used the chapel of the cemetery until this one , too , was destroyed by the earthquakes of 1880 . Fr . Giron then built temporary chapel of nipa and bamboo which was burned down in 1884 , during the solemn celebrations of the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
earthquakes of 1880
1880 Luzon earthquakes
Barasoain Church