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Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, commonly known as Naval Cathedral, is a 20th-century church building of the Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Naval, Biliran, Philippines. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Naval.[1]
| Naval Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral | |
 Naval Cathedral in 2012 | |
.svg)  Naval Cathedral Location in the Visayas .svg) Naval Cathedral Location in the Philippines | |
| 11°33′41″N 124°23′43″E | |
| Location | Naval, Biliran |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Dedication | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary |
| Consecrated | 1860, 1966 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Modern |
| Completed | 1966 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Palo |
| Diocese | Naval |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Rex Ramirez |
The island of Biliran used to be part of the Leyte-Samar province during the Spanish Philippines period.[2] The parish of Naval, then known as "Bagasumbul", was founded in 1860.[1][3] It later became a separate pueblo from the town of Biliran in 1869 after a petition for its independence was submitted in 1861.[2][4] In the latter half of the 19th century, the first church of Naval was built but was destroyed by a typhoon 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.[3] The church became a cathedral when the Diocese of Naval was founded in 1988.[1] The diocese comprises Biliran and extreme northwestern Leyte province.
