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San Pedro Cathedral
San Pedro Cathedral Parish
San Pedro Apostol Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana de San Pedro (Spanish)
Cathedral facade in 2018
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7°03′53″N 125°36′34″E / 7.064694°N 125.609471°E / 7.064694; 125.609471
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	Modern
Specifications
Materials	Gravel, cement, steel, concrete
Administration
Archdiocese	Davao
Clergy
Archbishop	Romulo G. Valles, DD

San Pedro Cathedral Parish, also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Pedro, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Barangay 2-A, Poblacion District, Davao City, Philippines. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, is the ecclesiastical seat of the Archdiocese of Davao.

History

An earlier church, said to have been in Neo-Gothic style, was built in the same area as the current cathedral in 1847. In the 1960s, due to its small size, the Diocese of Davao solicited funds to enlarge the church. Architect Chiew was responsible for the design of the new church, which was that of an ark, hence the pointed front where the cross stands. A separate bell tower was also constructed. The cathedral has been a witness to two bombing incidents: an incident in 1981 which killed 17 people, and one in 1993 with seven deaths.

Style and architecture

The church was first built using nipa and bamboo in 1847 and was subsequently rebuilt in wood in the mid-1900s by architect Ramon Basa using the distinctly modern Philippine barn-style influenced by Spanish architecture. The structure was praised for its fresh-looking facade, but as the population of Davao wasn't as big at the time, the church was small compared to other main regional churches in the country. Hence, in 1964, the wooden church was demolished and remodeled into a concrete-looking structure by architect Manuel Chiew to expand it. The diocese hired Chiew though in the design formulation for the church, many opposed his design since Chiew's new gloomy concrete design was not aesthetically-pleasing and was visually gloomy for an archdiocese cathedral. The model also made the church look smaller due to the low disproportionate facade. When the church was almost finished and the real design was fully visualized, it was too late to halt the construction which was paid by the diocese through public donations. Of the many cathedrals in the Philippines, Davao Cathedral remains as one of least notable in the country due to its current structure. There have been calls to remodel the cathedral into the indigenous earthquake-baroque architecture or other pleasant-looking designs known in the Philippines.

• Bell tower
• Cathedral interior in 2013
• Cathedral sanctuary
• Parish office

References

1. "Archdiocese of Davao". Claretian Publications. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
2. Fiel, Cheryll D. "San Pedro Cathedral, A Witness to the Tales of a City, Then and Now". Davao Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
3. 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
• San Pedro Cathedral on Facebook

v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao
Archdioecesis Davaensis
Territories	Davao City Island Garden City of Samal Talaingod, Davao del Norte
Ordinaries	Clovis Joseph Thibauld Antonio Mabutas Fernando Capalla Romulo Valles
Cathedral	Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral
Shrines	Archdiocesan Infant Jesus Sta. Anna St. Jude Thaddeus
Parishes	Vicariate of Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception Virgen Dolorosa Sto. Niño Santa Cruz Vicariate of St. James the Apostle St. James the Apostle San Miguel San Roque St. Francis Xavier St. John the Baptist St. Joseph the Worker Vicariate of St. Anne Sta. Anna Our Lady of Fatima Sacred Heart of Jesus San Antonio de Padua Vicariate of San Pedro Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral Our Lady of the Assumption Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Our Mother of Perpetual Help San Alfonso Ma. De Liguori St. Francis of Assisi St. Jude St. Mary of the Perpetual Rosary Vicariate of San Pablo San Pablo Ascension of the Lord Our Lady of Lourdes San Isidro Labrador St. Francis of Assisi Vicariate of Sto. Rosario Sto. Rosario Holy Family Immaculate Conception San Pedro Poveda San Lorenzo Ruiz Virgen delos Remedios Vicariate of Sacred Heart of Jesus Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Mary Help of Christians San Francisco de Asis San Isidro Labrador St. John Paul II San Miguel San Pedro Calungsod Quasi-Parish
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