In photos: 18th century Catholic Church in Porac, Pampanga suffers severe damage after quake
A church worker walks past rubble of the 18th century St. Catherine of Alexandria after its bell tower was destroyed following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the town of Porac, pampanga province on April 23, 2019. – Philippine rescuers were scrambling April 23 to reach dozens of people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a powerful earthquake, as the death toll climbed to 11. (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP)A resident walks past rubble of the 18th century St. Catherine of Alexandria church after its bell tower was destroyed following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the town of Porac, pampanga province on April 23, 2019. – Philippine rescuers were scrambling April 23 to reach dozens of people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a powerful earthquake, as the death toll climbed to 11. (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP)A church worker walks past rubble of the 18th century St. Catherine of Alexandria after its bell tower was destroyed following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the town of Porac, pampanga province on April 23, 2019. – Philippine rescuers were scrambling April 23 to reach dozens of people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a powerful earthquake, as the death toll climbed to 11. (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP)
(Eagle News) — The bell tower of the 18th century Catholic church in Porac, Pampanga, St. Catherine of Alexandria, suffered major damages after the 6.1 magnitude quake that hit the Philippine island of Luzon on Monday, April 22.
Its bell tower was destroyed as can be seen in the photos. Some of the church’s statues were also toppled down by the strong quake.
The church is just one of the many heritage Catholic churches that were ordered closed by the Archdiocesan Committee on Church Heritage of Pampanga for inspection for possible damages.