Daet Cathedral

Daet Cathedral
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (Spanish)
Cathedral facade at night in 2023
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14°07′27″N 122°56′53″E
Location	Gahonon, Daet, Camarines Norte
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Active
Founded	September 1, 1984 (1984-09-01)
Founder(s)	Bishop Celestino R. Enverga, D.D.
Dedication	Most Holy Trinity
Architecture
Architectural type	Church building
Groundbreaking	1974
Completed	1984
Specifications
Materials	Stone, cement and bricks
Administration
Province	Caceres
Metropolis	Caceres
Archdiocese	Caceres
Diocese	Daet
Clergy
Archbishop	Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon
Bishop(s)	Sede Vacante
Rector	Rev. Fr. Eduardo G. Regore
Vicar(s)	Rev. Fr. Ronald Anthony P. Timoner, V.G.
Laity
Organist(s)	Ronald S. Dolor
Music group(s)	Daet Cathedral Choir

The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, also known as Daet Cathedral, is a prominent Latin Rite Roman Catholic cathedral located in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines. It was erected in 1984 and serves as the seat of the Diocese of Daet, which was created by a papal bull on May 27, 1974.

History

The construction of the parish church took a long time of preparation. It started long before Camarines Norte became a diocese. During the incumbency of Msgr. Antonino O. Reganit as parish priest of Daet, the cathedral compound was acquired from the Magana Family. Construction of a complex building was started, the center of which was the proposed main altar. Reganit died before completion.

September 1, 1974, was the canonical erection day of the diocese, with the ordination and installation of the first bishop, Celestino R. Enverga. Enverga completed construction, with modifications, and launched other infrastructure projects: the bishop's residence with the annexed parish house, the cathedral, the Carillon Multi-purpose hall, the library, museum and printing house, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, the Kolbe's House (now the Holy Trinity Cathedral Rectory Office), the Bishop Enverga Hall, the concrete fencing of the compound with guard-house in the two gates, and the stand-by power house.

The cathedral church was consecrated on September 1, 1984, on the first decade celebration of the diocese. It was dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity by Jose T. Sanchez, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, with Wilfredo D. Manlapaz as preacher and Pablo Balon as rector.

On November 2, 1995, a strong typhoon destroyed the cathedral's roof and a series of typhoons damaged the church again in the year 2005.

List of recent Rectors

• Rev. Fr. Luis M. Puno, Jr. (2006–2008)
• Rev. Fr. Joselito M. Quiñones (2008–2009)
• Most Rev. Gilbert Garcera, D.D. (2009–2017)
• Most Rev. Rex Andrew Alarcon, D.D. (2019-2024)

External links

• Media related to Daet Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons
• Daet Cathedral on Facebook