Borongan Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Parish of the Nativity of Our Lady | |
![]() Cathedral facade in 2012 | |
Location in the Visayas | |
11°36′26″N125°25′57″E / 11.607194°N 125.432611°E | |
Location | Borongan, Eastern Samar |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1710 |
Dedication | Nativity of Our Lady |
Consecrated | 1710 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Baroque |
Completed | 1710, 1781, 1853, 1873, 1887, 1950, 1962 |
Demolished | 1773 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Palo |
Diocese | Borongan |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Crispin Barrete Varquez |
The Cathedral Parish of the Nativity of Our Lady (Waray : Parokya-Katedral han Matawo han Birhen Maria), commonly known as Borongan Cathedral (Waray : Katedral han Borongan), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of Borongan. [1]
Father Francisco Diez built the original church in 1710 in honor of the Blessed Virgin of Nativity. Franciscan priests transferred the church administration in 1768 to the Jesuits. In 1773, it was consumed by fire. It was rebuilt and enlarged under the direction of Father Roque de Osma in 1781. A round bell tower was added in 1853 by Father Juan Navarette. The design of the church was made in the shape of a cross by Father Antonio Sanchez in 1873. In 1887, Father Arsenio Figueroa changed the roof and was replaced with a sink or metal. In 1939, Franciscan priests transferred the administration of the church to its first Filipino parish priest, Father Francisco Palomeras, who added a second floor to the bell tower. In 1950, the third floor was built by Padre Potenciano Ortega.
In 1961, it became the seat and the cathedral of the Borongan Diocese. In 1962, it underwent a major transformation and expansion by the Reverend Vicente P. Reyes, D.D., the first bishop of Borongan. The only part of the old church that remains until today is the circular bell tower. In 1998, the NHI installed the historical marker of the cathedral. [1]
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