The Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, commonly known as the Roxas Cathedral (Hiligaynon: Katedral sang Roxas), is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Roxas, Capiz, in central Philippines. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Capiz.[1]
| Roxas Cathedral | |
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| Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral | |
.jpg) Cathedral facade in 2022 | |
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| 11°35′01″N 122°45′11″E / 11.583499°N 122.753021°E | |
| Location | Roxas, Capiz |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language(s) | Hiligaynon, English, Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Founded | 1707, 1827 |
| Dedication | Immaculate Conception |
| Consecrated | 1707 |
| Past bishop(s) | Jose Advincula |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1827, 1954 (Reconstruction) |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Capiz |
| Metropolis | Capiz |
| Archdiocese | Capiz |
| Deanery | Immaculate Conception |
| Parish | Immaculate Conception |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Victor Barnuevo Bendico |
| Rector | Freddie B. Billanes |
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The parish church was elevated into a cathedral[2] following the creation of the Diocese of Capiz on January 27, 1951. However, the diocese retained the old name of Capiz as it predates the change of the city name to Roxas on April 11, 1951.
History
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The church and parish of Roxas City (then named as Municipality of Capiz) is one of the oldest in Panay Island,[3] having been founded by Augustinian missionaries in 1707.[2][4]
The cathedral, as it was in its first inception, is in the historic center of Roxas City and fronts the city plaza, opposite the Panay River and the Capiz Bridge.[3]
The current structure was built in 1827.[3][2][5] In 1898, it was within the diocese of Jaro, being run by secular priests. Loctugan and Ivisan were Capiz's visitas. From 1918 to 1920, Gabriel Reyes, (who became Bishop of Cebu in 1932 and Archbishop of Manila in 1949) served as its parish priest. The cathedral had undergone restoration and reconstruction works in 1954.[3][5]
In the November 28, 2020, consistory, Archbishop Jose Lazaro Fuerte Advincula became the first Archbishop of Capiz to be created as a cardinal but received his red biretta and ring from Archbishop Charles John Brown, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, only on June 18, 2021, at the cathedral. Before this, he was named the 33rd Archbishop of Manila on March 25, 2021.[6]
On May 3, 2023, Bishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico, formerly the Bishop of Baguio, was installed as the new Archbishop of Capiz in the same cathedral after he was appointed by Pope Francis on March 3, 2023.
Gallery
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Church interior in 2024
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See also
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edit- ^ "Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Roxas City, CAPIZ, WESTERN VISAYAS, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral Archdiocese of Capiz". Jubileo de La Misericoridia. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Places to Visit in Capiz". Capiz Provincial Government. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "CAPIZ ROXAS CITY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL". LakadPilipinas. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "A glimpse of Roxas City's would-be heritage zone". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Tenedero, Erik (June 18, 2021). "'Gift to church in Philippines': Manila's incoming archbishop receives cardinal's insignia". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Roxas Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons- Roxas Cathedral on Facebook
