The Parish of Panay was established by the Spanish missionaries in 1581, which had six(6) visitas. This Church is famous for there big bell, lots of tourist visit there to see the largest bell in Asia and 3rd largest in the bell,The "Dakong Lingganay"(meaning "Big Bell"), it was made from seventy(70) Sack of coins donated by the townpeople and measures seven(7) feet in diameter, five(5) feet in height with a weight of 10.400 kilograms. It carries a meaningful inscription which mean "Soy la vos de Dios que llevarey ensalzare desde el principio hasta fin de este Pueblo de Panay para que los fieles de Jesus vengan a esta casa de Dios a recibir las gracias celestiales" (meaning " I am God's voice which shall echo and praise from one end to the other of the town of Panay, so that the faithful followers of Christ may come to this house of God to receive the heavently graces."). You can find the church in Capiz and it is located in the western Visayas region, at the northeastern portion of the Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north.
