Naga Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga City, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, formally the Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres. The first church was established after the creation of the archdiocese as the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres in 1595. The present cathedral was built in 1808, and was completed and consecrated in 1843.[1]
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Naga Cathedral | |
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13°37′42″N 123°11′14″E | |
Location | Naga, Camarines Sur |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Authorising papal bull | August 14, 1595; 428 years ago (1595-08-14) |
Status | Cathedral |
Dedication | John the Evangelist |
Dedicated | February 6, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-02-06) (restoration) |
Earlier dedication | April 27, 1843; 181 years ago (1843-04-27) |
Past bishop(s) | Rolando Tirona |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Bernardo dela Concepción |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Earthquake Baroque-Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 1808; 216 years ago (1808) |
Completed | 1843; 181 years ago (1843) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,450 sitting, 2,300 standing |
Number of domes | 1 |
Number of spires | 2 |
Materials | Coral, bricks, cement |
Administration | |
Province | Cáceres |
Metropolis | Cáceres |
Archdiocese | Cáceres |
Parish | St. John the Evangelist |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Rex Andrew Alarcon |
Rector | Noe P. Badiola |
Vicar(s) | Jene Lois M. Sarmiento Nellou G. Nierva |
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Rex Andrew Alarcon is the present Archbishop of Cáceres, while Noe P. Badiola was appointed rector in 2011.