Kabankalan Cathedral

Roman Catholic church in Negros Occidental, Philippines
Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines
9°59′22″N 122°48′53″E / 9.989444°N 122.814833°E / 9.989444; 122.814833LocationKabankalan, Negros OccidentalCountryPhilippinesDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusCathedralFounded1935DedicationSaint Francis XavierConsecrated1935, 1987ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitectural typeChurch buildingStyleModernCompleted1935AdministrationArchdioceseJaroDioceseKabankalanClergyBishop(s)Louie Patalinghug Galbines

The Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish (Filipino: Parokyang Katedral ni San Francisco Javier), also known as Kabankalan Cathedral (Filipino: Katedral ng Kabankalan), is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan in the Philippines. It is located in the city proper of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, in the Western Visayas region of the country.[1]

History

Aerial view of Kabankalan city proper, with the cathedral in the center

Christianization efforts in the island of Negros were started by the Augustinian Recollects during the Spanish colonial period.[2] Kabankalan, then spelled as Cavancalan and Cabangcalan, was formerly a sitio of the neighboring municipality of Ilog. It is named after the bangkal tree.[3] Kabankalan received its first parish priest in 1848. A chapel was built in 1905 by Fr. Tiburcio Fernandez.[2] In March 1997, Kabankalan was separated formally from Ilog as an independent municipality through the Philippine Commission's Act 1612.[3] The present church structure was built and inaugurated in December 1935 by Fr. Felipe Lerena. It was dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit priest.[1] Among those who helped in building the church were Manuel Montinola, Engineer M. Sales, and the hacenderos of the province's sugar industry. The church of Kabankalan was elevated to the status of a cathedral when the diocese of Kabankalan was founded in 1987. The diocese administers the southern portion of Negros Occidental.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier Kabankalan City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, WESTERN VISAYAS, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Romanillos, Emmanuel Luis. "Augustinian Recollect Legacy to the Church in Negros Island". Philippine Social Science Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Kabankalan Annual Audit Report 2015" (PDF). Commission on Audit. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Diocese of Kabankalan". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

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Dioecesis Cabancalensis
Territories
Diocese of Kabankalan
Ordinaries
Cathedral
  • Saint Francis Xavier
Shrine
Diocesan
  • San Vicente Ferrer (La Castellana, Negros Occidental)
Parishes
Vicariate of
Kabankalan
  • Saint Francis Xavier
  • Chaplaincy of Nuestra Señora De La Candelaria
  • San Isidro Labrador
  • Chaplaincy of St. John the Baptist
  • Chaplaincy of St. Joseph
  • Christ the King
  • Chaplaincy of San Lorenzo Ruiz
  • Chaplaincy of San Vicente Ferrer
  • Chaplaincy of San Antonio Abad
  • Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Vicariate of
Binalbagan
  • San Isidro Labrador
  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Himamaylan)
  • Our Lady of Snows (Himamaylan)
  • San Ramon Nonato (Himamaylan)
  • Chaplaincy of Holy Family (Himamaylan)
Vicariate of
Isabela
  • San Nicholas Tolentino (Isabela, Negros Occidental)
  • San Isidro Labrador (Moises Padilla)
  • San Vicente Ferrer (La Castellana, Negros Occidental)
  • Nuestra Señora De Salvacion (La Castellana, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Blaise (Binalbagan)
  • Quasi Parish of St. Joseph (Isabela, Negros Occidental)
Vicariate of
Dancalan
  • St. Francis Borgia (Cauayan, Negros Occidental)
  • Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Ilog, Negros Occidental)
  • St. John the Baptist (Ilog, Negros Occidental)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes (Candoni)
  • St. Paul (Cauayan, Negros Occidental)
Vicariate of
Sipalay
  • St. Joseph the Husband of Mary (Cauayan, Negros Occidental)
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sipalay)
  • St. Joseph the Worker (Sipalay)
  • Our Lady of Sorrows (Hinoba-an)
  • St. Michael the Archangel (Hinoba-an)
  • Nuestra Señora De La Candelaria (Hinoba-an)