Davao Cathedral
| Davao Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral San Pedro Cathedral | |
 Facade of the Saint Peter Cathedral in Davao City | |
.svg)  Davao Cathedral Republic of the Philippines | |
| 7°03′53″N 125°36′34″E / 7.064694°N 125.609471°E | |
| Location | Davao City, Davao del Sur |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Post-modern |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Gravel, Cement, Steel, Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Romulo G. Valles, DD[1] |
The Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, also referred to as the San Pedro Cathedral or Davao Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Barangay Poblacion District, Davao City, Philippines. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, is the ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao.
History
An earlier church was built in the same area of the current cathedral in 1847. Said to have been built in Neo-Gothic style, the earlier church was built on the spot grabbed by Spanish conquistador Don Jose Uyanguren from the local Moro people led by Datu Bago. In the 1960s, Engineer Manuel Chiew reconstructed the church. It was not specified whether the present church is the result of that remodeling. The cathedral has been a witness to two bombing incidents. The first incident in 1981 which killed 17 people, and in 1993 with 7 deaths.[2]
Style & Architecture
This magnificent Spanish-style architecture with its distinctive modern design frontal-curved solid structure was first built using nipa and bamboo in 1847 and was subsequently rebuilt in wood in the mid 1900s by the late Architect Ramon Basa until it was finally remodelled in concrete in 1964 by Architect Manuel Chiew.[3]
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Archdiocese of Davao". Claretian Publications. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Fiel, Cheryll D. "San Pedro Cathedral, A Witness to the Tales of a City, Then and Now". davaotoday.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ davaocitybybattad.blogspot.co.ke/2011/11/san-pedro-cathedral-of-davao-city.html?m=1
External links
Media related to Davao City Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons
