This was a continuation of our Visita Iglesia which started in Isabela, and in Cagayan, we visited eight churches. Christianity in Cagayan traces its beginnings to the late 16th century, when Spanish expeditions moved northward into the Cagayan Valley and established missions along the banks of the Cagayan River. Early evangelization was first attempted by Augustinian friars, but it was the Dominicans who sustained the work from the 1580s onward, founding missions and organizing communities into towns centered on churches and plazas. Through these efforts, indigenous groups such as the Ibanag and Itawes were introduced to Roman Catholicism, with Lal-lo, then known as Nueva Segovia.

Here are the 8 churches we visited:

St. Peter Metropolitan Cathedral in Tuguegarao, Cagayan

Ermita de San Jacinto Chapel in Tuguegarao, Cagayan

St. Peter the Apostle Church in Iguig, Cagayan

Basilica Minore de Nuestra Señora de Piat in Piat, Cagayan

St. Philomene Church in Alcala, Cagayan

St. Dominic de Guzman Church in Lal-lo, Cagayan

San Jacinto de Polonia Church in Camalaniugan, Cagayan

Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Aparri, Cagayan