Dagupan Cathedral

Dagupan Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral Parish of St. John the Evangelist
Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan el Evangelista (Filipino)
Cathedral facade in 2024
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16°02′32″N120°20′04″E / 16.042251°N 120.334412°E / 16.042251; 120.334412
Location	Dagupan, Pangasinan
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.facebook.com/dagupancathedral
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Saint John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architectural type	Church building
Groundbreaking	1964
Completed	1974
Administration
Archdiocese	Lingayen-Dagupan
Clergy
Archbishop	Socrates B. Villegas
Rector	Manuel Bravo Jr.
Priests	Laurence Mark Lucero Roberto Mejia Jovino Vatican Eymard Mark Gayotin

The Metropolitan Cathedral Parish of St. John the Evangelist, commonly known as Dagupan Cathedral, is located along Burgos Street in Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Its titular head is Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas. ^[1]

History

A church was built in the early 1660's, though the church was destroyed by the 1660 Dagupan rebellion. The church was rebuilt in 1816, by Fr. Vicente Iztequi. ^[2]

Features and layout

The church contained hints of Spanish architecture, with large exterior buttressess, built with bricks and mortar. One side, a traditional belfry sat. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Cathedral interior in 2024
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  Cathedral bell tower
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  Cathedral altar
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  Stained glass windows

Notes

1. "Vicariate of Sts. Peter and Paul". Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
2. Layug 2007, p. 32.
3. Santos 2010, p. 25.

Bibliography

• Layug, Benjamin Locsin (2007). A Tourist Guide to Notable Philippine Churches. New Day Publishers. ISBN   978-971-10-1168-0.
• Santos, Almia De Los (November 13, 2010). Journey to the Beginning: A True Story. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN   978-1-4535-3802-9.

External links

• Media related to Dagupan Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons
• Dagupan Cathedral on Facebook
• Official Website of the Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese