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| Naga Metropolitan Cathedral | |
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| Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist | |
.jpg) Cathedral facade in 2023 | |
.svg)  Naga Metropolitan Cathedral Location in Luzon .svg) Naga Metropolitan Cathedral Location in the Philippines | |
| 13°37′42″N 123°11′14″E / 13.6282°N 123.1872°E | |
| Location | Naga, Camarines Sur |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Authorising papal bull | August 14, 1595 |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist |
| Dedicated | February 6, 1988 (restoration) |
| Earlier dedication | April 27, 1843 |
| Past bishop(s) | Rolando Tirona |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Bernardo dela Concepción |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Earthquake Baroque-Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 1808 |
| Completed | 1843 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,450 sitting, 2,300 standing |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Materials | Coral, bricks, cement |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cáceres |
| Metropolis | Cáceres |
| Archdiocese | Cáceres |
| Parish | St. John the Evangelist |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Rex Andrew Alarcon |
| Rector | Domingo R. Florida |
| Vicar(s) | Roy Arvin A. Raña Nellou G. Nierva |
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The Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist, also known as the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Caceres. The first church was established after the creation of the archdiocese as the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres in 1595. The present cathedral was built in 1808, and was completed and consecrated in 1843.[1]
Rex Andrew Alarcon is the present Archbishop of Cáceres, and Domingo R. Florida is the current rector and parish priest of the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral.[2]
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