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Dagupan Cathedral

Coordinates: 16°02′32″N 120°20′04″E / 16.042251°N 120.334412°E / 16.042251; 120.334412
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Dagupan Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral Parish of St. John the Evangelist
Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan el Evangelista (Filipino)
Cathedral facade in 2024
Dagupan Cathedral is located in Luzon
Dagupan Cathedral
Dagupan Cathedral
Location in Luzon
Dagupan Cathedral is located in Philippines
Dagupan Cathedral
Dagupan Cathedral
Location in the Philippines
16°02′32″N 120°20′04″E / 16.042251°N 120.334412°E / 16.042251; 120.334412
LocationDagupan, Pangasinan
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.facebook.com/dagupancathedral
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationSaint John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architectural typeChurch building
Groundbreaking1964
Completed1974
Administration
ArchdioceseLingayen-Dagupan
Clergy
ArchbishopSocrates B. Villegas
Priest(s)
  • Manuel Bravo Jr.
  • Laurence Mark Lucero
  • Roberto Mejia
  • Jovino Vatican
  • Eymard Mark Gayotin

The Metropolitan Cathedral Parish of St. John the Evangelist, commonly known as Dagupan Cathedral, is located along Burgos Street in Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Its titular head is Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas.[1]

History

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A church was built in the early 1660's, though the church was destroyed by the 1660 Dagupan rebellion. The church was rebuilt in 1816, by Fr. Vicente Iztequi.[2]

Features and layout

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The church contained hints of Spanish architecture, with large exterior buttressess, built with bricks and mortar. One side, a traditional belfry sat.[3]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Vicariate of Sts. Peter and Paul". Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  2. ^ Layug 2007, p. 32.
  3. ^ Santos 2010, p. 25.

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