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Paniqui Assembly

Name: Paniqui Assembly
Start: 1899-10-23
Location: Paniqui

When: October 23, 1899
Where: Paniqui
Part of: Philippine Independent Church formed at Paniqui conference, separating from Rome (October 1899)

Gregorio Aglipay convened the Filipino Ecclesiastical Council in Paniqui on October 23, 1899, to organize the Filipino clergy toward a national church.

The assembly was held in response to Apolinario Mabini's manifesto. Aglipay, recently excommunicated, led the effort to organize the Filipino clergy. The formal founding and public proclamation of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente occurred later, on August 3, 1902.

Sources

Philippine Independent Church Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
Gregorio Aglipay Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11

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