| Tagbilaran Cathedral | |
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| Diocesan Shrine and Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker[1] | |
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| 9°38′21″N123°51′21″E / 9.6392°N 123.85571°E /9.6392; 123.85571 | |
| Location | Tagbilaran,Bohol |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Saint Joseph the Worker Cathedral |
| Status | Cathedral andShrine |
| Founded | 1595 |
| Dedication | Saint Joseph the Worker |
| Consecrated | 1767 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Eclectic |
| Completed | 1855, 1888 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cebu |
| Diocese | Tagbilaran |
| Deanery | Saint Joseph the Worker |
| Parish | Saint Joseph the Worker |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Alberto Uy |
TheDiocesan Shrine and Cathedral-Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker,[1] commonly known asTagbilaran Cathedral, is aRoman Catholiccathedral inTagbilaran, capital city ofBohol province, inCentral Visayas,Philippines. It is the seat of theDiocese of Tagbilaran[2] which comprises Bohol's western half. The cathedral is located in Tagbilaranpoblacion and was installed with ahistorical marker by theNHCP in 1953.[3]
Tagbilaran is one of the sixparishes founded in 1595 by theJesuit missionaries in Bohol. In 1768, the parish administration was given to theAugustinian Recollects. The Jesuits built the original church which was razed by fire on December 23, 1798. Under the helm of Fr. Valero de San Pascual, the church was reconstructed and was enlarged from 1839 to 1855. Theconvent was built under Fr. Lucas Corominas while the tower was constructed under Fr. Jose Sancho from 1884 to 1888. The church premises was improved from 1884 to 1894 with the installation ofiron cornices,tiles for flooring andchandeliers under Fr. Escolastico Enciso.[4][5][6][7]
Between 1945 and 1951,reinforced concrete was used to replace the wooden flooring, originalfrescoes were removed, and permanentnarra cornices were placed under Bishop Julio Rosales and Fr. Arturo Tecson. Under Bishop Manuel Mascariñas, Fr. Pedro Namoc and Fr. Camilo Auza, the churchfaçade andchoir loft were changed, the interior and exterior walls were renovated, and the main altar was pushed back by 3 metres (10 feet) to widen thepresbytery, all of which were done from 1952 to 1970. Between 1977 and 1989, the cathedral plaza was fenced with concrete, the convent and parish offices were extended, the cathedral was improved and repainted with its roofing totally changed, and the perpetualadoration chapel was constructed under Msgr. Pelagio Dompor. From 1991 to 1997, the cathedral grounds was beautified andlandscaped, thestained glass windows were installed, the cathedral wings were built, the adoration chapel was renovated, the Saint Joseph the Worker Statue was installed at the church façade, the churchportico façade was added, and thecement plaster onbell tower by Msgr. Cirilo D. Darunday Jr. Due to the2013 Bohol earthquake, the exterior and interior of the cathedral had undergone major reconstructions, including the church's ceiling paintings.[8][9]
On May 1, 2021, the cathedral was elevated to a diocesan shrine by BishopAlberto Uy of the Tagbilaran Diocese.[10]
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