Naga Cathedral
The seat of the Archdiocese of Caceres, dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist. The first church here followed the creation of the diocese of Nueva Caceres in 1595, and fire destroyed it in 1768. Work on the present building started …
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Antipolo Cathedral
The seat of the Bishop of Antipolo and the shrine of a Black Madonna that draws millions of pilgrims each year. The image carries the title Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, and the church is also called the …
San Fernando Cathedral
The seat of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, a neo-classical church in Barangay Santo Rosario. It carried the name Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption before it became the metropolitan cathedral. The church stands in the San Fernando Heritage …
Imus Cathedral
The seat of the bishop of Imus, whose diocese covers the whole province of Cavite. Inside is the crowned image of Our Lady of the Pillar, patroness of the diocese and of the province. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle crowned the …
Cabanatuan Cathedral
The seat of the Diocese of Cabanatuan, on Del Pilar Street in Barangay General Luna. It briefly served as the headquarters of the Philippine Revolutionary Government in May 1899, when the First Philippine Republic moved to Cabanatuan. General Antonio Luna …
Alaminos Cathedral
The seat of the Catholic Diocese of Alaminos since 1985, in Barangay Poblacion. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph the Patriarch. Fire destroyed two earlier churches on this site, the second one in 1834. Maestro Cenon, who also designed the …
Calapan Cathedral
The city's cathedral, dedicated to the Santo Niño, the patron of Calapan. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts has marked it as a historical structure, and it is the seat of the Diocese of Calapan. Augustinian Recollects founded …
Boac Cathedral
A cathedral in the town centre, ringed by centuries-old defensive walls. It served as a refuge from pirate raids as much as a place of worship, and the National Museum declared it an Important Cultural Property in 2018. Work started …
Caloocan Cathedral
The seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan, dedicated to Saint Roch, who is known here as San Roque. It stands near the corner of 10th Avenue and A. Mabini Street in Poblacion, a short walk from the old …
Laoag Cathedral
The seat of the Diocese of Laoag, built in 1612 by Augustinian friars in place of a wooden chapel. The design is Italian Renaissance and the front is unusual: two storeys, with two pairs of columns on each side of …
Malolos Cathedral
The seat of the Bishop of Malolos, and the Presidential Palace of the First Philippine Republic. Aguinaldo took over the convent in September 1898 and ordered General Antonio Luna to burn the complex in March 1899 as the American army …
Pasig Cathedral
The seat of the bishop of Pasig and one of the oldest structures in the city, on Plaza Rizal in Barangay Malinao. Augustinian missionaries founded the parish on July 2, 1573, the day the town itself was founded. It was …
Parañaque Cathedral
One of the oldest Catholic churches in the country, set up by the Spanish Augustinians on May 11, 1580. It is the seat of the Diocese of Parañaque, which covers Parañaque, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa, and it is also the …
Tarlac Cathedral
The seat of the Diocese of Tarlac, a neo-Gothic church in Barangay Mabini. It was dedicated to Saint Sebastian in 1686, and the building that stands today went up after the war. The stone and wood church before it, finished …
Balanga Cathedral
The seat of the Diocese of Balanga, which covers the whole province of Bataan. The Japanese Imperial Army used the church as an artillery position during the Second World War, and fired from here on the USAFFE forces at Mount …
San Fernando Cathedral
The seat of the Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, in Barangay II, the Poblacion. Its patron is Saint William the Hermit, who founded the Williamites, a branch of the Hermits of Saint Augustine. The town feast for …
Lipa Cathedral
The seat of the Archdiocese of Lipa, built in a Neo-Renaissance style on a Latin cross plan, with arches around the main hall and a large dome. An octagonal bell tower stands beside the front. It had five floors at …
San Pablo Cathedral
The bishop's church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo. Its patron is Saint Paul the First Hermit, and his feast falls on January 15. The present building was started in 1714 and finished in 1721, on foundations laid …
Dagupan Cathedral
The seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, on Burgos Street in the city centre. It is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist, and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines lists it among the heritage sites of the city. …
Masbate Cathedral
The seat of the Diocese of Masbate, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and standing on Quezon Street. Spanish missionaries founded the parish in 1578. The parish passed to the Diocese of Nueva Caceres in 1595 and to the Diocese …
Bangued Cathedral
The seat of the Diocese of Bangued, facing the town plaza in Barangay Zone 6 Poblacion. Its full name is Saint James the Elder Cathedral Parish, for the saint it is dedicated to, and it is the centre of Catholic …
Legazpi Cathedral
A cathedral in the Old Albay District of Legazpi, dedicated to Saint Gregory the Great. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines unveiled a historical marker here in 2018. Franciscans founded the mission in 1587, when the site was a …
Lucena Cathedral
The seat of the Bishop of Lucena, in the city proper. The cathedral carries the name of Saint Ferdinand III of Castile, a 13th century monarch who reigned in parts of modern-day Spain, so its formal name is Saint Ferdinand …
Tuguegarao Cathedral
The biggest Spanish colonial church in the Cagayan Valley, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. Dominican friars built it between 1761 and 1767 in Baroque style, on Rizal Street in the city centre, under Father Antonio Lobato. Its …
Urdaneta Cathedral
The seat of the Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta, in Barangay Poblacion. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, who is also the city patron. Father Rafael Cano began the building on 4 March 1884, and it opened …
Sorsogon Cathedral
The city's Roman Catholic cathedral, in the city centre and facing Sorsogon Bay. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sorsogon, and its formal name, the Saints Peter and Paul Parish Cathedral, comes from its two patron saints. Sorsogon …
Tabuk Cathedral
This Roman Catholic cathedral, Tabuk Cathedral, serves the city of Tabuk, the capital of Kalinga province in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
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