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List Of Cathedrals In The Philippines
This is the list of cathedrals in the Philippines sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic The Catholic Church in the Philippines is organized into 72 dioceses in 16 Ecclesiastical Provinces, as well as 7 Apostolic Vicariates and a Military Ordinariate. Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines: Philippine Independent Church Below is a list of cathedrals of the Philippine Independent Church (''Iglesia Filipina Independiente''), also known as the Aglipayan Church: Under the Supreme Bishop File:PhilippineIndependentChurchjf0264 13.JPG, National Cathedral of the Holy Child in Ermita, Manila File:PhilippineIndependentChurchjf0264 05.JPG, National Cathedral of the Holy Child in Ermita, Manila * National Cathedral of the Holy Child in Ermita, Manila * Cathedral of St. Louis Beltran in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya * Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Iloilo City * Pro-Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Puerto Princesa * Cathedral of St. Joseph the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedrals
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
