Catarman Cathedral

Roman Catholic church in Northern Samar, Philippines

Church in Northern Samar, Philippines

12°29′55″N 124°38′11″E / 12.498694°N 124.6365°E / 12.498694; 124.6365LocationCatarman, Northern SamarCountryPhilippinesDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusCathedralFounded1596DedicationOur Lady of the AnnunciationConsecrated1596ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitectural typeChurch buildingStyleBaroqueCompleted1649, 1854AdministrationArchdiocesePaloDioceseCatarmanClergyBishop(s)Emmanuel Celeste Trance

The Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral Parish, also known as the Catarman Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the municipality of Catarman, Northern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of the Annunciation, and has been the cathedral of the Diocese of Catarman since the diocese's establishment in 1974.^[1]

History

The Jesuits ordered the construction of the first church made out of wood and nipa as a visita of the parish of Palapag, under the patronage of the Nuestra Senora de la Anunciacion in 1596. The said church was subsequently reconstructed after it was burned in an uprising headed by Agustin Sumuroy in 1649. The Franciscans took over the administration of Catarman in 1768. Fray Vicente Lopez, OFM ordered the construction of the fort as a defense against the frequent raids of Moro pirates. On December 8, 1854, the church was again reconstructed after suffering heavy damage during a typhoon. The parish church of Catarman became the island's newest cathedral when it was canonically dedicated as the seat of the Diocese of Catarman on March 11, 1975.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation Catarman, NORTHERN SAMAR, EASTERN VISAYAS, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ "Provincial Government of Northern Samar - Church of Catarman Marker". Provincial Government of Northern Samar. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

External links

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Catarman Cathedral on Facebook

Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman

Dioecesis Catarmaniensis

Territories

Northern Samar

Ordinaries

Cathedral

Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral

Shrine

Diocesan	Nuestra Padre Jesus Nazareno

Parishes

Vicariate of St. Joseph	Our Lady of the Annunciation Most Holy Name of Jesus (Bobon) Nuestra Padre Jesus Nazareno Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Chaplaincy (University of Eastern Philippines) Our Mother of Perpetual Help Mission Center St. Isidore the Farmer (Lope de Vega) St. Anthony of Padua (Mondragon) Our Lady of Rosary (Rosario) St. Anthony of Padua (San Jose)
Vicariate of St. Therese of the Child Jesus	St. Michael the Archangel (Laoang) Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Center (Laoang) St. Anthony of Padua Mission Center (Laoang) St. John the Baptist (Pambujan) St. Roche (San Roque) St. Isidore the Farmer Mission center (Silvino Lobos)
Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception	St. James the Greater (Allen) Our Lady of the Assumption (Lavezares) St. Vincent Ferrer (Biri) St. Ignatius of Loyola (Capul) St. Anthony of Padua (San Antonio) St. Anne (Victoria) Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (San Isidro) St. Vincent Ferrer Mission Center (San Vicente)
Vicariate of St. Michael	Our Lady of the Assumption (Palapag) St. Bonaventure (Lapinig) St. Michael the Archangel (Gamay) Our Lady of the Angels (Mapanas) St. Joseph the Worker (Catubig) Holy Family Mission Center (Catubig) Our Lady of the Nativity (Las Navas)