PARISH OF SAN ILDEPHONSE MALASIQUI 1699.
The parish of Malasiqui was formerly a "visita" of San Carlos. In 1665, it became a town with the venerable Fr. Juan Camacho as founder and first pastor. The original town of Malasiqui was located some two kilometers to the east of the road leading to Villasis. After an uprising in 1660, the town was transferred to the present site in 1661 - 1662.
In 1746, the construction of the church and the convent was started by Fr. Luis Delfin. These buildings were burned in 1763. In 1770 another convent was built, around 1773 the constructed of a new church began under Fr. Tapias, and it was completed in 1790. On February 29, 1820 another conflagration gutted down the town together with the church, the convent and the parish archives. Again, the building of a new church began in 1823 and was also burned. A provisional church and a convent were again put up, but this crumbled during the earth quake in 1880. In 1882, Fr. Juan Cordova constructed a new church which was inaugarated in 1885. This was partly destroyed in tremors of 1892, but was repaired by Fr. Salvador Millan. It measures 70 meters long and 18.50 wide. Meanwhile, the old convent was converted into Malasiqui's first Catholic School. Later date a new Catholic Rectory was inaugarated by Msgr. Madriano Madriaga on July 2, 1972.
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