Naga Cathedral
| Naga Cathedral | |
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| Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist | |
The façade, southeast flank, and cupola of the cathedral.
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 Naga Cathedral
Location in the Philippines
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| 13°37′42″N 123°11′14″E / 13.62821°N 123.18725°ECoordinates: 13°37′42″N 123°11′14″E / 13.62821°N 123.18725°E | |
| Location | Naga City |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1595 |
| Founder(s) | Pope Clement V |
| Dedication |
Saint John the Evangelist Our Lady of Peñafrancia |
| Dedicated | 1595, 1843 |
| Consecrated | 1843, 1988 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Marked Historical Structure of the Philippines |
| Designated | 1939 |
| Architect(s) | Bishop Bernardo dela Concepción, O.F.M. |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Earthquake Baroque-Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 1595, 1808 |
| Completed | 1595, 1843 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,450 sitting, 2,300 standing |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Materials | Coral, bricks, cement |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Cáceres |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev Rolando Joven Tria Tirona O.C.D., D.D. |
| Rector | Noe P. Badiola |
| Vicar(s) | Rodel Cajot |
The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral (formal name: Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres. The first church was established after the creation of the archdiocese as the Diocese of Cáceres in 1595. The present cathedral was built in 1808, and was completed and consecrated in 1843.
The Most Rev Rolando Joven Tria Tirona O.C.D., D.D. is the present Archbishop of Cáceres, while Rev Noe P. Badiola was appointed rector in 2011.
The first cathedral built for Naga was founded after the Diocese of Cáceres was established in 1595. It is a suffragan of the Diocese of Manila created by the papal bull of 14 August 1595, which also elevated the Diocese of Manila into an archdiocese. The church was destroyed by fire in 1768.
The construction of present cathedral in Spanish Romanesque Revival style was begun by Bishop Bernardo dela Concepción O.F.M. in 1808. An earthquake in 1820 damaged the cathedral. It was finished and consecrated under the administration of Monsignor Tomás Ladrón de Guevara in 1843. It was damaged by typhoon in October 1856, restored by the Fray Francisco Gainza in 1862-1879. Damaged by earthquake in 1887, repaired by Obras Publicas under the direction of Bishop Arsenio del Campo and Ricardo Ayuso in 1890.
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