National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato

The National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato (Filipino: Pambansang Dambana ng Ina Poon Bato) is one of the main Cathedrals of the Apostolic Catholic Church and serves as the pontifical seat of the Patriarch of the Apostolic Catholic Church, Juan Almario E.M. Calampiano.
History
The National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato is located at 1003 EDSA, Project 7, Veterans Village, Quezon City, Philippines.
First chapel
The first Ina Poon Bato church was once located at the northern end of EDSA in the community of Agham - Diliman. It was established in the 1980s and at the time was only a chapel. A monthly Cursillo class was held at the chapel.
However, due to a government project under former President Joseph Estrada, the chapel was demolished to make way for the MRT-3 and its last train station on North Avenue.
Current shrine
The current shrine was built as a replacement for the chapel that was destroyed by the MRT project. At the time, the Apostolic Catholic Church did not anticipate that the shrine, intended as a temporary replacement for the chapel, would become a national shrine and a cathedral.
National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato
The National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato is the headquarters of the Apostolic Catholic Church. The shrine also houses the:
* Patriarchate House
* Ecclesiastic and Central Office
* Office for Ecumenism
* Higher and Lower Congress
* Office of Public Affairs
* Metropolitan Congress
* Central office of the Holy names
* Central Archives
* Corporate Affairs
* Inter-faith and Inter-religious Relations
* Public Affairs
* General Treasury
* Internal Administration
Notable events at the shrine
2019 CBCP and NCCP Week of Prayer
On January 22, 2019, the annual week of prayer of National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines was held here.
Canonization of John Florentine
The canonization of Patriarch John Florentine occurred at the shrine on August 1, 2021.

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