Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora De la Merced

An Affiliate of The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore

Anniversary
Anniversary
OF THE CANONICAL ERECTION OF

OF THE CANONICAL ERECTION OF

Parroquia
Parroquia De
De
Nuestra
Nuestra
Sixty-nine (69) years ago,
Most Rev. Cesar Ma. Guerrero, Bishop
of San Fernando Pampanga, founded the
Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de la
Merced in Barrio Matatalaib, Tarlac,
Tarlac. The First Marian Parish in the
Municipality of Tarlac.

Sixty-nine (69) years since then, Marian

Devotion in Tarlac, Tarlac has
blossomed, from its simple beginnings to
its present status.