The Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Parish ( fil, Parokyang Katedral ng Mahal na Birhen ng Kasanto-santuhang Rosaryo), commonly known as Naval Cathedral ( fil, Katedral ng Naval), is a 20th-century

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of the

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in the municipality of

Naval, Biliran Naval (IPA: ɐ'val, officially the Municipality of Naval ( war, Bungto han Naval; ceb, Lungsod sa Naval; tl, Bayan ng Naval), is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...

, Philippines. It is the

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of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval (Lat: ''Dioecesis Navaliensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its cathedral is in Naval, Biliran in the Eastern Visayas. Its territory includ ...

History

The island of Biliran used to be part of the Leyte-Samar province during the

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period. The

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of Naval, then known as "Bagasumbul", was founded in 1860. It later became a separate ''pueblo'' from the town of

Biliran Biliran, officially the Province of Biliran ( Waray-Waray: ''Probinsya han Biliran''; ceb, Lalawigan sa Biliran; tl, Lalawigan ng Biliran), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region (Region VIII). Biliran is ...

in 1869 after a petition for its independence was submitted in 1861. In the latter half of the 19th century, the first

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of Naval was built but was destroyed by a

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in 1912. A new church was then constructed which would eventually undergo a facade renovation under the helm of Fr. Deodato Esplanada in 1950. This was replaced with the new and present edifice which was built in 1965. The church became a

when the Diocese of Naval was founded in 1988. The diocese comprises Biliran and extreme northwestern

Leyte province Leyte (also Northern Leyte; war, Norte san/Amihanan nga Leyte; Cebuano: ''Amihanang Leyte''; tl, Hilagang Leyte), officially the Province of Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region, occupying the northern ...

References

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