Calbayog Cathedral | |
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Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral | |
Parish of Our Lady's Nativity | |
12°04′00″N 124°35′43″E / 12.066659°N 124.595186°E | |
Location | Calbayog, Samar |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1785 |
Dedication | Saints Peter and Paul, Nativity of Our Lady |
Consecrated | 1785, 1913 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Baroque, Romanesque |
Completed | 1840, 1855, 1870, 1960 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Palo |
Diocese | Calbayog |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Isabelo Caiban Abarquez |
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, also known as the Parish of Our Lady's Nativity and commonly known as Calbayog Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Calbayog, Samar province, Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of Calbayog, a suffragan of the Palo Archdiocese.[1] Being the first cathedral designated in Eastern Visayas in 1913, it is considered as the mother church of the region.[1][2]