Meycauayan Heritage Bells, New Church Bells, Belfry (Gascueña Park, Meycauayan Church), Gascueña Park, (dedicated to Fray Francisco Gascueña OFM Parish Priest 1799-1831, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://globalnation.inquirer.net/15493/2-bells-taken-from-bulacan-chapel-during-philippine-american-war-returned%E2%80%94dfa">Meycauayan Heritage Bells</a>, Belfry and New Church Bells, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?tag=meycauayan-heritage-bells">Inaugurated on December 15, 2015</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meycauayan_Church" class="extiw" title="en:Meycauayan Church">Meycauayan Church</a> Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Parish_Church_of_St._Francis_of_Assisi" class="extiw" title="w:en:Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi">St. Francis of Assisi Parish</a> Town Proper, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.meycauayancity.gov.ph/">Barangay</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wikimapia.org/13571359/tl/Brgy-Calvario-Lungsod-ng-Meycauayan-Lalawigan-ng-Bulacan">Calvario</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Meycauayan_City" class="extiw" title="w:en:Meycauayan City">Meycauayan City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Bulacan" class="extiw" title="w:en:Bulacan">Bulacan</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/101906041/Vicariates-in-Bulacan#scribd">Vicariate of St. Francis of Assisi</a> Vicar Forane: Father Ronald C. Ortega with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Meycauayan_Tree" class="extiw" title="w:en:Meycauayan Tree">Meycauayan Tree</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Acacia" class="extiw" title="w:en:Acacia">Acacia</a> Samanea saman); under incumbent Rev. Fr. Adalberto Vergara P.C.; a Bell tower connected by an Arch bridge one of the 2 of its kind in the Philippines built in the 1800, due to huge crack these 3 bells were replaced by new ones in 2015; a) Maria Concepcion Bell, height 60 inches diameter 52.5 inches weight is 1.634 kg. 143 arrobas  20 libras, cast in 1868 by Fundacion de Santos Chun Pan Co during the time of Fray Antonio de Guadalajara; b) San Francis de Asis Bell  height 32  inches diameter 38 inches weight is 483 kg. 42 arrobas  20 libras cast in 1881 by Fray Juan Fernandez 1873-1882 cast by Fundacion de Hilario Sunico of Binondo, Manila; c) Senor Josep Bell; height 24  inches diameter 28.5 inches weight is 483 kg. 42 arrobas  20 libras cast in 1863 by Fray Francisco Gascuena OFM Campand de Esquila; Meycauayan Belfry is one of few with Arch Bridge connecting it to Church built from quarries of Meycauayan, Earthquake barroque with quadrilateral base supporting the 3 graduated octagonal tiers topped by a Dome, 3 bells now replaced by 3 New Bells cast by Grassmayr Foundry of Austria installed by Carillon Technology).
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