About: Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Santa Maria)

The Minor Basilica of La Purísima Concepción, locally known as Santa Maria Church (Filipino: Basilika Minor ng La Purisima Concepcion) (Spanish: Basilica Menor de la Purísima Concepción) is a Roman Catholic Church located in the municipality of Santa Maria, in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is under the coat of arms and jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Malolos and Seat of the Episcopal Vicar of the Eastern District of the Diocese of Malolos. It was declared by Pope Francis on March 21, 2021 that the parish will be elevated into a Minor Basilica. On November 27, 2021, the church was formally declared as a Minor Basilica which was headed by Charles Brown, the apostolic nuncio to the Philippines.