Naval Cathedral (Biliran)

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Naval Cathedral
  • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Parish
  • Parokyang Katedral ng Mahal na Birhen ng Kasanto-santuhang Rosaryo (Filipino)
  • Parroquia Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Spanish)
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Naval Cathedral in 2012
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Naval Cathedral
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Naval Cathedral
11°33′41″N124°23′43″E / 11.56142°N 124.395238°E / 11.56142; 124.395238
Location Naval, Biliran
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Cathedral
Founded1860
Dedication Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
Consecrated 1860, 1966
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Church building
Style Modern
Completed1966
Administration
Archdiocese Palo
Diocese Naval
Clergy
Bishop(s) Rex Ramirez

The Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Parish (Filipino : Parokyang Katedral ng Mahal na Birhen ng Kasanto-santuhang Rosaryo), commonly known as Naval Cathedral (Filipino : Katedral ng Naval), is a 20th-century church building of the Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Naval, Biliran, Philippines. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval. [1]

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History

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Cathedral interior in 2012

The island of Biliran used to be part of the Leyte-Samar province during the Spanish Philippines period. [2] The parish of Naval, then known as "Bagasumbul", was founded in 1860. [1] [3] It later became a separate pueblo from the town of Biliran in 1869 after a petition for its independence was submitted in 1861. [2] [4] In the latter half of the 19th century, the first church of Naval was built but was destroyed by a typhoon in 1912. A new church was then constructed which would eventually undergo a facade renovation under the helm of Fr. Deodato Esplanada in 1950. This was replaced with the new and present edifice which was built in 1965. [3] The church became a cathedral when the Diocese of Naval was founded in 1988. [1] The diocese comprises Biliran and extreme northwestern Leyte province.

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References

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