Caloocan Cathedral

Coordinates: 14°39′1″N 120°58′22″E / 14.65028°N 120.97278°E / 14.65028; 120.97278
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Caloocan Cathedral
  • San Roque Cathedral-Parish
  • Catedral-Parroquia de San Roque (
    Kalookan
ParishSan Roque Cathedral Parish
Clergy
ArchbishopJose F. Advincula
Bishop(s)Pablo Virgilio S. David
RectorJeronimo Maria J. Cruz
Priest(s)Pablo Virgilio S. David (parish priest)

Caloocan Cathedral, known canonically as San Roque Cathedral-Parish (

10th Avenue and A. Mabini Street in Poblacion, Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines. The church is located some meters away from the poblacion or central vicinity of the city. Its present parish priest is Pablo Virgilio S. David, the Bishop of Kalookan, and its rector
is Jeronimo Maria J. Cruz.

The cathedral is dedicated Saint Roch, known as San Roque in the Philippines.

History

Caloocan Church shortly after the attack by American forces on February 10, 1899
Church NHC historical marker

The

statues: San Roque and the Nuestra Señora de la Soterraña de Nieva (Virgin of Nieva in Segovia, Spain). The church was erected a parish on April 8, 1815, by the Archbishop of Manila
Juan Antonio de Zulaibar with Manuel de San Miguel as the first parish priest. Its formal erection as an independent parish also marked the transfer of the church to its present site. This site was called Paltok, an elevated district in the town of Caloocan. Construction began on a bigger church in 1819 under Vicente de San Francisco Xavier and was finished in 1847 under Cipriano Garcia.

In 1889, San Roque ceased as a parish as it did not meet requirements posted by the archbishop. The church could not raise the proper tributos y numero de las almas (tributes and alms) prescribed by the archbishop. Jose Aranguren revived San Roque into a parish upon his appointment as archbishop in 1892.

During the

Arthur MacArthur, Jr. invaded Caloocan and the church of San Roque was made caballeriza by the regiment of Col. Frederick Funston
.

After the war, the church was re-constructed in 1914 by the Confradia de Sagrado Corazon de Jesus under the administration of parish priest Victor Raymundo.

Eusebio Carreon (1934) put black and white tiles along the aisles. Pedro Abad (1947) renovated the façade and Pedro Vicedo (1962) built additional wings on both sides of the church.

The church deteriorated over the years. In 1977, Augurio Juta planned a new church but this plan did not materialize due to his abrupt transfer to Santa Ana, Taguig, in December 1979. He was succeeded by Boanerges "Ben" A. Lechuga, who renovated the church. It was blessed on November 30, 1981, by Manila Cardinal Jaime Sin.

In the Jubilee Year 2000, San Roque Church was declared one of the Jubilee Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila.

Pope John Paul II, in his apostolic letter "Quoniam Quaelibet" of June 28, 2003, created the new Diocese of Kalookan, consisting of south Caloocan, Malabon and Navotas (CAMANA Area), and elevated the church to a cathedral. The Pope appointed Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Bishop of Iba, Zambales, as the first bishop of the diocese. He took possession of the diocese on August 22, 2003. Boanerges "Ben" Lechuga, then parish priest during that time, was the first cathedral rector and the first vicar-general of the diocese. In 2008, Bishop Iñiguez took over as parish priest soon after Lechuga's early retirement, and served until 2013, coterminal to his term as bishop. After, Elpidio Erlano Jr. became the acting parish priest and rector of the cathedral for six months, until the diocese's apostolic administrator, Bishop Francisco M. de Leon, named Gaudioso Sustento as parish priest and rector. In February 2017, Jerome Cruz, Vicar-General of the Diocese, was installed as the new rector of the cathedral.

On December 12, 2015, the faithful of Caloocan witnessed the Solemn Rite of the Dedication of the San Roque Cathedral as the newly renovated altar-sanctuary has been finally completed. The Eucharistic Celebration for the dedication and opening of the Holy Door for the celebration of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy was officiated by Francisco M. de Leon, Apostolic Administrator of Kalookan.

On December 11, 2015, a relic from the bone of San Roque was brought out for public veneration in a vigil in preparation for the dedication of the cathedral. The relic was a gift from Pope Francis for the 200th anniversary of the parish, which was deposited to the altar table during the dedication rite.

Last August 13, 2017, another bone relic of San Roque was given to the cathedral from the Chapel of the Holy Relics in Cebu.

Parish priests

Name Tenure
Pedro Abad 1947–1957
Pedro Vicedo 1957–1977
Augurio Juta 1977–1979
Boanerges Lechuga December 1979 – October 2008
Deogracias Iñiguez October 2008 – January 2013
Elpidio Erlano Jr. January 2013 – July 2013
Rafael Gaudioso A. Sustento July 2013 – January 2, 2016
Pablo Virgilio S. David January 5, 2017 – present

Gallery

  • Cathedral interior in 2016
    Cathedral interior in 2016
  • Cathedral main altar
    Cathedral main altar
  • Unveiling of NHCP historical marker led by Bishop David, March 31, 2022
    Unveiling of NHCP historical marker led by Bishop David, March 31, 2022
  • Historical marker, transfer
    Historical marker, transfer
  • Porta sancta
    Porta sancta
  • Cathedra
    Cathedra

See also

External links

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