San Carlos Cathedral (Negros Occidental)

San Carlos Cathedral, officially known as the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral Parish (Filipino: Parokyang Katedral ni San Carlos Borromeo), is a 20th-century Eclectic Roman Catholic cathedral parish dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, located in the city proper of San Carlos, Negros Occidental, region of Western Visayas, Philippines. In 1987, it became the cathedral of the Diocese of San Carlos which comprises northeastern Negros Occidental and northern Negros Oriental.[1][2]

San Carlos Cathedral
San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral Parish
Parokyang Katedral ni San Carlos Borromeo
Parroquia Catedral de San Carlos Borromeo
San Carlos Cathedral in 2013
San Carlos Cathedral is located in Visayas
San Carlos Cathedral
San Carlos Cathedral
Location in Visayas
San Carlos Cathedral is located in Philippines
San Carlos Cathedral
San Carlos Cathedral
San Carlos Cathedral (Philippines)
10°28′53″N 123°25′06″E
LocationSan Carlos, Negros Occidental
Country Philippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1892
DedicationSaint Charles Borromeo
Consecrated1892, 1935
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
StyleEclectic
Groundbreaking1928
Completed1935
Specifications
Number of spires2
Administration
ArchdioceseJaro
DioceseSan Carlos
Clergy
Bishop(s)Gerardo Alimane Alminaza

History

The city of San Carlos was once a small Negrito community area named Nabingkalan. In 1856, the said settlement was renamed San Carlos and was made a pueblo by the Spanish government.[3] San Carlos received its first parish priest in 1892, appointed by the Bishop of Jaro.

Under the helm of Fr. Leoncio Reta in 1928, the groundbreaking was held and the construction of the church of San Carlos was begun. Lack of funds, however, became the reason of the delay of the construction of the solid foundation and a few meters of the walls. Fr. Manuel Gomara wanted no more delay in the construction of the church and so in May 1935, he sought the help of the hacenderos of San Carlos: the Gamboas, Broces, Llantadas, and the Menchacas. Don Julio Ledesma eventually donated 20,000 pesos for the construction project after the initial 12,000 peso budget was deemed insufficient. The construction of the church thereafter resumed. Dr. Cerada drew the blueprint of the church, and its construction was supervised by architect Angel Locsin Yulo. The finished church was consecrated and inaugurated on Saint Charles Borromeo's feast day in 1935. It is 51 metres (167 feet) long and 22 metres (72 feet) wide, and was built in eclectic style, comprising Gothic, Byzantine and Romanesque architectural features.[4][5]

References
  1. "San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, WESTERN VISAYAS, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. "Diocese of San Carlos". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. "San Carlos City CLUP" (PDF). City Government of San Carlos, Negros Occidental. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. "San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral". San Carlos Directory. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. "The Eight Pilgrim Churches in the Diocese of San Carlos". Diocesan Social Communications Office - San Carlos. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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