Vigan Cathedral

Vigan Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of the Conversion of Saint Paul
Saint Paul Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana de la Conversión de San Pablo Apóstol (Spanish)
Church façade in 2018
Vigan Cathedral is located in Luzon
Vigan Cathedral
Vigan Cathedral
Location in Luzon
Vigan Cathedral is located in Philippines
Vigan Cathedral
Vigan Cathedral
Location in the Philippines
17°34′29″N 120°23′20″E / 17.574843°N 120.388841°E / 17.574843; 120.388841
LocationVigan, Ilocos Sur
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationSaint Paul
Relics heldServant of God Alfredo Verzosa
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleRenaissance
Earthquake Baroque
Groundbreaking1790
Completed1800
Demolished2022 (partial due to earthquake)
Specifications
Number of towers1
Bells7
Administration
ProvinceNueva Segovia
MetropolisNueva Segovia
ArchdioceseNueva Segovia
DeanerySt. Paul the Apostle
ParishSt. Paul the Apostle
Clergy
ArchbishopMarlo Mendoza Peralta
RectorMsgr. Cosmenio Rosimo
Priest(s)
  • Fr. Bryan Habungan Garibay
  • Fr. Ian Paul Filart
  • Fr. Danilo Martinez
Official nameHistoric City of Vigan
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv)
Reference502rev
Inscription1999 (23rd Session)

The Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of the Conversion of Saint Paul, commonly known as Vigan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It contains the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia cathedra. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site declaration for the Historic Town of Vigan in 1999.[1]

  1. ^ "Historic Town of Vigan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved April 3, 2015.