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Dipolog Cathedral
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Parish
Santo Rosario Cathedral
Katedral sa Balaang Birhen sa Santo Rosario (Cebuano) Parokyang Katedral ng Mahal na Birhen ng Kasanto-santuhang Rosaryo (Filipino) Parroquia Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Spanish)
Cathedral facade in 2023
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8°35′10″N 123°20′45″E / 8.586002°N 123.345736°E / 8.586002; 123.345736
Location	Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1896
Dedication	Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
Past bishop(s)	Felix S. Zafra Jose R. Manguiran
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Eclectic
Administration
Archdiocese	Ozamis
Diocese	Dipolog
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Severo Caermare
Vicar(s)	Enrico Montano Isagani Josol Rafael Licong Jotham Pilayre

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Parish, commonly known as Dipolog Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located in Estaka, Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte in the Philippines. The cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Dipolog.

History

Dipolog was formerly a barrio of Dapitan. In April 1894, the construction of the church of Dipolog was begun while the first Mass within the completed church was held in June 1894. The parish of Dipolog was founded on June 30, 1896 with Fr. Esteban Yepes, a Jesuit, serving as its first parish priest. The first church altar of Dipolog was designed by José Rizal while he was exiled in Dapitan. The features of the church are its wooden ceiling, wooden bas relief of the Four Evangelists, massive adobe stone walls, and reredoses, among others. In 1913, Dipolog formally became a separate town from Dapitan. The church became a cathedral when the Diocese of Dipolog was canonically founded in 1967. Reforms brought by the Second Vatican Council changed the church's reredos into a simple one with vertical design and a central bell tower being added to the façade. In 1986, the nave's main columns were removed under the helm of Msgr. Salvador Mora. As part of centennial anniversary of Dipolog's parish foundation in 1996, the cathedral's main reredos was restored with carved marble under Msgr. Esteban Gaudicos. Bishop Jose Manguiran, Dipolog's second bishop, led the cathedral interior renovation in 2007, the original walls restoration in 2008, and the 2009 renovation of the façade. Then Manila cardinal-archbishop Gaudencio Rosales led the blessing of the renovated façade in May 2009.

Present day

In 2021, the cathedral was designated as one of the 500 Jubilee Churches as part of the activities for the quincentennial of Philippine Christianity.

References

1. ^ "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines". GCatholic. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
2. ^ "Socio Economic Profile". Dipolog city government. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
3. ^ "Dipolog City History". Dipolog city government. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
4. ^ "Our Lady Of The Most Holy Rosary Cathedral". Gmaps. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
5. "Altar ng simbahan na idinisenyo ni Dr. Jose Rizal". GMA News Online (in Filipino). August 24, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
6. "List of Jubilee Churches as PH marks 500 years of Christianity". Rappler. March 6, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

External links

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

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog
Dioecesis Dipologanae
Territories	Zamboanga del Norte
Ordinaries	Felix Sanchez Zafra Jose Ricare Manguiran Severo Caermare
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
Shrine	Diocesan Divine Mercy (Siari Hills) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Olingan)
Parishes	Vicariate of Saint James the Greater Saint James the Greater (Dapitan) Saint Therese of the Child Jesus (Polo) Our Lady of Mercy (Barcelona) Our Lady of Fatima (Rizal) Saint Anne (Sibutad) Risen Christ (La Libertad) Vicariate of St. Isidore the Farmer Saint Isidore the Farmer (Polanco) Saint Vincent Ferrer (San Pedro) Immaculate Heart of Mary (Piñan) San Francisco Javier (Mutia) Saint Philip Benizi (Sergio Osmeña) Victoria Country Homes Subd. (Obay) Vicariate of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral Most Holy Rosary Saint John Neumann (Sicayab) Saint Joseph the Spouse of Mary (Galas) Our Lady of Fatima (Turno) Saint Anthony de Padua (Gulayon) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Olingan) Sta. Filomena Santo Niño de Sinaman Vicariate of St. Francis Xavier San Francisco Javier (Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte) Immaculate Conception (Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte) Santo Niño de Dohinob Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Manukan) Saint Augustine (Jose Dalman) Santo Niño (Sinuyak) Santo Niño (Siari) Vicariate of St. Joseph the Worker Divine Mercy (Siari Hills) Saint Joseph the Worker (Sindangan) Saint Isidore the Farmer (Siayan) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Bacungan/Leon B. Postigo) Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer Saint Vincent Ferrer (Salug) Assumption of Mary (Liloy) Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Godod) Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Tampilisan) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Labason) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Patawag) Saint Isidore the Farmer (Gutalac) Saint Isidore the Farmer (Kalawit) Vicariate of the Holy Cross Saint James the Greater (Baliguian) Holy Cross (Siocon) Santo Niño Mission Station (Malayal) Saint Joseph Mission Station (Sibuco) Santo Niño Quasi-Parish (Sirawai)
Seminary	Cor Jesu
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