Naval Cathedral | |
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11°33′41″N 124°23′43″E / 11.56142°N 124.395238°E | |
Location | Naval, Biliran |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1860 |
Dedication | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary |
Consecrated | 1860, 1966 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Modern |
Completed | 1966 |
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]
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.