Peñafrancia Basilica
| Peñafrancia Basilica | |
|---|---|
| Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia | |
The basilica in 2019 | |
Location in Luzon | |
| 13°37′55″N 123°12′00″E / 13.63194°N 123.20000°E | |
| Location | Naga, Camarines Sur |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Minor Basilica, National Shrine |
| Founder(s) | Teopisto V. Alberto, then-Archbishop of Cáceres |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Peñafrancia |
| Consecrated | May 22, 1982 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Modern |
| Groundbreaking | April 18, 1976 |
| Completed | September 1981 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,500 sitting, 2,700 standing |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Cáceres |
| Parish | Our Lady of Peñafrancia |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Rex Andrew Alarcon |
| Rector | Rev. Msgr. Rodel M. Cajot, P.C. V.G. |
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The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, commonly known as the Peñafrancia Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located on the outskirts of Naga City—also known as the Pilgrim City and Queen City of Bicol—in the Bicol Region of the Philippines.
It is one of the largest Marian pilgrimage sites in Asia. The icon of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is enshrined in this sanctuary. Rev. Fr. Rodel Cajot is the present rector of the basilica, having been appointed in 2011. It is the only basilica in the Bicol Region and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres.