San Fernando Cathedral (La Union)

San Fernando Cathedral
Saint William the Hermit Cathedral
Catedral de San Guillermo el Ermitaño (Spanish)
Cathedral facade in February 2023
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16°36′56″N 120°19′04″E / 16.615694°N 120.317861°E / 16.615694; 120.317861
Location	San Fernando, La Union
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Saint William the Hermit
Consecrated	1817
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Neoclassical
Groundbreaking	1764
Completed	1817
Specifications
Materials	cement and clay
Administration
Province	Lingayen-Dagupan
Diocese	San Fernando
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Daniel Oca Presto

Saint William the Hermit Cathedral , commonly known as San Fernando Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, in the Philippines. The diocese, which comprises the civil province of La Union, was created on January 19, 1970, and canonically erected on April 11, 1970, with Saint William the Hermit as the titular saint; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Prior to the creation of the diocese, the church was formerly under the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

The cathedral is located in Barangay II (Poblacion), San Fernando, La Union. The Cathedral's patron saint is William the Hermit (or William the Great), the founder of the Catholic congregation of Williamites, a branch of the Hermits of St. Augustine. The town feast is celebrated every February 10.

The cathedral's Team Ministry include Rev. Fr. Perpetuo B. Cooncepcion as the Team Ministry Moderator; Rev. Fr. Jaime G. Andres, Jr. and Rev. Fr. Bret Jan Michael P. Boadilla as Parochial Vicars; and, Rev. Fr. Arturo A. Valmonte as Attached Priest ^[1][2]