▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Bay omb ong . ▁ ▁Par ish ▁history ▁Christian ity ▁had ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁B amb ang ▁when ▁the ▁Domin icans , ▁led ▁by ▁Father ▁Tom as ▁Gut ierre z , ▁established ▁the ▁mission ▁called ▁Y t uy ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁to ▁convert ▁and ▁serve ▁the ▁local ▁tribe ▁called ▁Is in ay . ▁The ▁present - day ▁towns ▁of ▁B amb ang , ▁Bay omb ong , ▁A rit ao , ▁and ▁Kay apa ▁compr ised ▁the ▁said ▁mission . ▁B amb ang , ▁then ▁called ▁San ▁Bern ardo , ▁was ▁officially ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 4 7 . ▁The ▁Domin icans ▁established ▁their ▁convent ▁in ▁B amb ang ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 1 ▁with ▁Father ▁Crist ob al ▁Rod rig uez ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁vic ar . ▁Years ▁later , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁started . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 2 , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁comm enced ▁under ▁Father ▁Dom ingo ▁Car o , ▁OP . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁completed ▁before ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁Rosa ▁de ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁is ▁recorded ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁church , ▁under ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁side ▁alt arp ie ces ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Most ▁Holy ▁Ros ary . ▁Rosa ▁de ▁Santa ▁Maria , ▁an ▁Ig or ot ▁woman , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁native