Legazpi Cathedral

Legazpi Cathedral
Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral Parish
Parokyang Katedral ni San Gregorio Magno(Filipino) Parroquia Catedral de San Gregorio Magno(Spanish)
The cathedral in April 2024
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13°08′18″N123°43′59″E
Location	Legazpi,Albay
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1587
Dedication	Saint Gregory the Great
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1834
Completed	1616, 1635, 1839, 1945
Demolished	1754, 1900
Administration
Province	Caceres
Diocese	Legazpi
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Joel Zamudio Baylon

Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral Parish,commonly known asLegazpi Cathedraland locally asAlbay Cathedral,is aRoman Catholiccathedraldedicated toSaint Gregory the Greatin the Old Albay District of the city ofLegazpi,Albay,in theBicol regionof thePhilippines.It is the seat of theDiocese of Legazpi.In 2018, ahistorical markerof theNational Historical Commission of the Philippineswas unveiled at the cathedral.

History

ChurchNHCPhistorical marker installed in 2017

Thecityof Legazpi today was initially abarangaycalledSawangan,which at present corresponds to the location of the Legazpi Port. The mission in the area, theMission de San Gregorio Magno de Sawangan,was founded by theFranciscansin 1587 as avisitaof Cagsaua. Its first church ofnipaand lumber was constructed which was placed under thepatronageof Saint Gregory the Great, thepopeof theCatholic Churchfrom 590 to 604CE.In 1616, it became a full pledgedparishand was calledAlbay.It was reconstructed withwood planksin 1635 which was razed by fire in 1754. The first stone church was built under Fr. Pedro Romero in 1834 which was charred again during thePhilippine-American Warin 1900. In 1945, parts of the church were damaged during theWorld War II,and was subsequently repaired under Fr. Nicanor Belleza. In 1951, it became the seat and cathedral of the Legazpi Diocese upon its foundation from the territories ofDiocese of Nueva Caceres.

Gallery

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  Church interior in 2023
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  Side entrances of the cathedral
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  Archway at the cathedral's vicinity
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  The cathedral's lateral wall details

External links

• Media related toLegazpi Cathedralat Wikimedia Commons
• Legazpi CathedralonFacebook