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Legazpi Cathedral
Cathedral Parish of Saint Gregory the Great Parokyang Katedral ni San Gregorio Magno
Legazpi Cathedral in 2012
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13°08′18″N 123°43′59″E / 13.138449°N 123.73315°E / 13.138449; 123.73315
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
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1834
Completed	1616, 1635, 1839, 1945
Demolished	1754, 1900
Administration
Archdiocese	Caceres
Diocese	Legazpi
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Joel Zamudio Baylon

The Cathedral Parish of Saint Gregory the Great (Template:Lang-fil), also known as Legazpi Cathedral and locally as Albay Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Gregory the Great in the Old Albay District of the city of Legazpi, Albay, in the Bicol region of the Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of Legazpi. In 2018, a historical marker of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines was unveiled at the cathedral.

History

The city of Legazpi today was initially a barangay called Sawangan, which at present corresponds to the location of the Legazpi Port. The mission in the area, the Mission de San Gregorio Magno de Sawangan, was founded by the Franciscans in 1587 as a visita of Cagsaua. Its first church of nipa and lumber was constructed which was placed under the patronage of Saint Gregory the Great, a pope of the Catholic Church in the late 16th century. In 1616, it became a full pledged parish and was called Albay. It was reconstructed with wood planks in 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 the Philippine-American War in 1900. In 1945, parts of the church were damaged during the World 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 of Diocese of Nueva Caceres..

Gallery

• NHCP historical marker
• Side entrances of the cathedral
• archway at the cathedral's vicinity
• The cathedral's lateral wall details

References

1. ^ "Cathedral of St. Gregory the Great Legazpi City, ALBAY, BICOL, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
2. "Albay Tourism". Provincial Tourism, Culture and Arts Office - Albay. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
3. "NHCP Legazpi Albay Cathedral Marker". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
4. "History of Legazpi City". City Government of Legazpi. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

External links

• Facebook page
• [REDACTED] Media related to Legazpi Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons

• Roman Catholic churches in Albay
• Baroque architecture in the Philippines
• Marked Historical Structures of the Philippines
• Spanish Colonial architecture in the Philippines
• Roman Catholic cathedrals in the Philippines
• 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Philippines
• 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Philippines
• 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Philippines
• Buildings and structures in Legazpi, Albay