MAY IS NATIONAL HERITAGE MONTH
The National Historical Institute of the Philippines declared the Jaro Cathedral a historical landmark in 1976.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines approved the cathedral as the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles in 2012.
The Marian image of Our Lady of the Candles also has the distinction of being canonically crowned by the late Pope John Paul II during his visit to Iloilo City on February 21, 1981, making it as the only Marian figure to be given such stature in the Philippines.
The original cathedral was built in 1874 by the first Bishop of Jaro, Mariano Cuartero, O.P.
It was destroyed in January 1948 by the Lady Caycay earthquake and later repaired in 1956 by the first Archbishop of Jaro, José María Cuenco.
The journalist, national hero, and co-founder of the Propaganda Movement Graciano López Jaena was baptized in the Cathedral.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines approved the cathedral as the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles in 2012.
The Marian image of Our Lady of the Candles also has the distinction of being canonically crowned by the late Pope John Paul II during his visit to Iloilo City on February 21, 1981, making it as the only Marian figure to be given such stature in the Philippines.
The original cathedral was built in 1874 by the first Bishop of Jaro, Mariano Cuartero, O.P.
It was destroyed in January 1948 by the Lady Caycay earthquake and later repaired in 1956 by the first Archbishop of Jaro, José María Cuenco.
The journalist, national hero, and co-founder of the Propaganda Movement Graciano López Jaena was baptized in the Cathedral.