A parish named in honor the Virgin of the Holy Rosary, Lila was under Dimiao until it became an independent parish.  Originally located at Macahugan where a church and convento had been built, the town was transferred to its present site in 1871.  A church of tabique and wood was destroyed when American troops burnt Lila to the ground in 1901.  The town was re-established in 1915.

Heritage Site: The present church was built during the term of Fr. Francisco Maglasang (1918-360.  Completed in 1925 it is of poured concrete.  Typical of Bohol churches it has a portico, which is flanked by bell towers.  The interior is divided by a colonnade into a central nave with flanking aisles.  The altars, inspired by neoclassic lines, and the ceiling paintings demonstrate the persistence of the colonial idiom into the 20^th century.

A number of old stone bridges traversing the provincial road can be found.

Dimiao

San Nicolas Tolentino Parish

The date of the parish's foundation is uncertain, although by 1750 there are records of baptism in the parish. The church may have been built toward the later half of the 19th century. The structure of cut stone is cruciform, though its transept is short. The façade can be described as Neobaroque. Although Classical overall, shallow reliefs of flowers arranged as vertical bands decorate the façade. The façade is flanked by twin octagonal towers.

Heritage Features: The church interior is simple, coming to a focus at the Neoclassical altars. One of the side altars is missing. The convento is located behind the church and is now a school. Beside the church are the ruins of what appears to be cemetery and two mortuary chapels. Archaelogical excavations in the area have uncovered very little remains, probably the site was never used.

Valencia

The parish of the Santo Niño and the town of Valencia began as Barrio Panangatan of Dimiao.  Conjoined with adjacent barrios, it was constituted a town in 1869 and a parish in 1871 and named after a city on Spain’s southern coast.  The church building commenced during the term of Fray Mariano Cornago (1870-77) and was completed in 1882 by Fray Francisco Arraya, who laid the church’s wooden floor.  The church walls were of tabique but were later replaced by cement.

Heritage Site:  The church is cruciform with a steep roof and a pyramidal crossing tower.  Cut stone is used in parts of the church like the façade, however, concrete is found elsewhere.  The real treasure of the church is its wooden floor of alternating dark (tindalo or balayong) and light (molave or tugas) wood planks.  At the transept crossing an eight pointed flower design is used for the floor while, a herringbone pattern is used elsewhere.  The interior is unpainted, unlike most Bohol churches and has altars in the neoclassical idiom.

The convento is located not beside the church as customary but across the street.  This structure was renovated in the 19^th century.

Garcia Hernandez

Originally known as Sinugbuan because it was populated by Cebuanos, the town was established a visita of Jagna in 1841 and in 1844 a chapel was built.  Jagna, the mother parish, had a retablo and a painting of St. John the Baptist, the patron installed in 1848.  In 1857 a more substantial church was built, and in 1858 the town was established and a year later the parish.  During this time the town was renamed to honor two Recollect priest who were instrumental in securing the necessary authorization for this development: Fray Jose Garcia of Loon and Narciso Hernandez of Guidulman.  In 1870, the town site was transferred to the neighboring barrio Manaba, and the former site came to be known as Lungsod-daan.  The Recollects remained until 1898.  Americans burned the town in 1901.

Heritage Site:  The present church was commenced in 1880 and completed in 1896, replacing an earlier church.  However, an earthquake in 1990 damaged the façade.  The rebuilt façade is in a completely new style unsympathetic to the older church.  The interior has a main nave flanked by side aisles.  A Doric frieze runs across the church.  The device of the frieze and fluted columns are used in the retablo mayor.