The church , made of coral stones under the Recollects , was built in 1852 under the auspices of Father Manuel Plaza , who served as parish priest from 1843 to 1859 , then continued under Father Fernando Rubio . After twenty years , the church was finished in 1872 . Father José Sánchez also built part of Maribojoc church and its Neo-Gothic retablo . The church was spared during the Philippine – American War , the Second World War and natural calamities . In 2009 , the National Historical Institute ( NHI ) , now National Historical Commission of the Philippines , installed a historical marker in the presence of Tagbilaran Bishop Most Reverend Leonardo Medroso and Ambeth Ocampo , chairman of NHI . The church was declared a National Cultural Treasure through Museum Declaration number 2 on May 5 , 2010 . Its marker was unveiled on July 22 , 2012 at the Old Provincial Building of Bohol in Tagbilaran . Although the church survived previous natural calamities and wars , it did not survive the 2013 Bohol earthquake
2013 Bohol earthquake
2013 Bohol earthquake
Maribojoc Church