[3][4] The first church was originally made of light materials like bamboo, nipa and wood in 1688 by natives of Pagsanjan under forced labor.

[2][5] Further renovations were conducted from 1847 to 1852 under Father Joaquin de Coria, who engineered the stone belfry and Romanesque dome.

[2] The church was heavily damaged by American and Filipino military bombers on March 15, 1945, during World War II.

In 1958, Mexican Catholics contributed a life-sized image of Our Lady of Guadalupe sculpted by Ramon Barretto of Toluca, which can be seen in the church today.

[2][6] The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe placed on the main altar was sculpted by Maximo Vicente of Manila.