Calbayog Cathedral

Calbayog Cathedral
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
Parish of Our Lady's Nativity
  • Katedral nira San Pedro ngan San Pablo (Waray)
  • Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo (Spanish)
  • Santuario de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora (Spanish)
Calbayog Cathedral in 2012
Calbayog Cathedral is located in Visayas
Calbayog Cathedral
Calbayog Cathedral
Calbayog Cathedral is located in Philippines
Calbayog Cathedral
Calbayog Cathedral
12°04′00″N 124°35′43″E / 12.066659°N 124.595186°E / 12.066659; 124.595186
LocationCalbayog, Samar
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1785
DedicationSaints Peter and Paul, Nativity of Our Lady
Consecrated1785, 1913
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque, Romanesque
Completed1840, 1855, 1870, 1960
Administration
ArchdiocesePalo
DioceseCalbayog
Clergy
Bishop(s)Isabelo Caiban Abarquez

The Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral (Waray: Katedral nira San Pedro ngan San Pablo) and Parish of Our Lady's Nativity, 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]

  1. ^ a b "Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul (Parish of Our Lady's Nativity) Calbayog City, SAMAR, EASTERN VISAYAS, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Historical marker installed at the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral". Leyte and Samar Daily News. November 26, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

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