Calapan Cathedral

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Calapan Cathedral
Santo Niño Cathedral Parish
Parokyang Katedral ng Santo Niño
Parroquia Catedral del Santo Niño
Sto Nino Church Calapan.jpg
Calapan Cathedral in 2019
Calapan Cathedral is located in Luzon
Calapan Cathedral
Calapan Cathedral
Location in Luzon
13°24′53″N 121°10′49″E / 13.414722°N 121.180278°E / 13.414722; 121.180278Coordinates: 13°24′53″N 121°10′49″E / 13.414722°N 121.180278°E / 13.414722; 121.180278
LocationCalapan, Oriental Mindoro
Country Philippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1679
DedicationSanto Niño
Dedicated1679
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
StyleModern
Completed1887, 1962
Demolished1881
Administration
DioceseApostolic Vicariate of Calapan
Clergy
Bishop(s)Warlito Itcuas Cajandig

Calapan Cathedral (Filipino: Katedral ng Calapan), also known as the Santo Niño Cathedral Parish (Filipino: Parokyang Katedral ng Santo Niño), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, dedicated to the Santo Niño. It is the episcopal seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan[1] and is a marked historical structure by the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts.[2]

History[]

The church and parish mission of Calapan was founded in 1679 by Fr. Diego de la Madre de Dios, an Augustinian Recollect. Under Fr. de la Madre de Dios, the church was fortified with stone walls. Due to frequent Moro raids in the island, two watchtowers and twenty cannons were also installed in the church and its environs. In another Moro raid on October 23, 1754, Fr. Andres de Jesus y Maria, then the parish priest of Calapan, and many people taking refuge in the church, were taken as hostages and were brought to Mindanao. In August 1881, the church was burned, and was reconstructed in 1887. Revolutionists in 1898 prior to the Philippine-American War occupied the church. In 1936, the Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro, then comprising the present-day provinces of Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro and Romblon, was carved from the territories of the dioceses of Jaro and Lipa. Towards the end of the World War II in 1945, the church this time was occupied by the Americans and was turned over to the Filipinos in the same year. In 1951, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan. In 1962, the present cathedral was finished. The Calapan vicariate subsequently lost territories to establish the Diocese of Romblon in 1974 and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro in 1983.[1][3][4]

Gallery[]

  • The NHCP historical marker

  • The cathedral's side entrances and parking area

  • Close-up of breeze block-style features of the facade and the bell tower.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Cathedral of Santo Niño Calapan City, MINDORO ORIENTAL, MIMAROPA, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP)". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Calapan Cathedral Marker". Wikimedia Commons.
  4. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

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