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Roman Catholic church in Negros Occidental, Philippines
Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines
Kabankalan Cathedral
Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish
Parokyang Katedral ni San Francisco Javier (Filipino)
Parroquia Catedral de San Francisco Javier (Spanish)
Christianization efforts in the island of Negros were started by the Augustinian Recollects during the Spanish colonial period. Kabankalan, then spelled as Cavancalan and Cabangcalan, was formerly a sitio of the neighboring municipality of Ilog. It is named after the bangkal tree. Kabankalan received its first parish priest in 1848. A chapel was built in 1905 by Fr. Tiburcio Fernandez. In March 1907, Kabankalan was separated formally from Ilog as an independent municipality through the Philippine Commission's Act 1612. The present church structure was built and inaugurated in December 1935 by Fr. Felipe Lerena. It was dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit priest. Among those who helped in building the church were Manuel Montinola, Engineer M. Sales, and the hacenderos of the province's sugar industry. The church of Kabankalan was elevated to the status of a cathedral when the Diocese of Kabankalan was founded in 1987. The diocese administers the southern portion of Negros Occidental.
Cathedral facade in 2013.svg)
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