Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John

The Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John is an Anglican church in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It serves as the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines.[2]

Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John
National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St. Mary and St. John[1]

Top: New building built in 1954;
Bottom: Old cathedral (destroyed in WW2)
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14°37′19″N 121°1′21″E / 14.62194°N 121.02250°E / 14.62194; 121.02250
LocationCathedral Heights, Quezon City
CountryPhilippines
DenominationEpiscopal
History
StatusNational Cathedral
Founded1903 (1903)
DedicationMary, mother of Jesus
John the Apostle
ConsecratedFebruary 9, 1962 (present church building)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
GroundbreakingJanuary 25, 1905 (old building)
Completed1907 (old building)

It was established by Bishop Charles Henry Brent from the then Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America initially catering to American and European expatriates in the Philippines. It later also served Filipinos.[2] The groundbreaking of the original church building in Manila situated near Isaac Peral Street was made on January 25, 1905.[1] The construction finished in 1907. The building funded through donations cost at least $120 thousand.[3]

The building was seized by the Japanese on July 8, 1944, during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines amidst World War II and was used as an internment camp.[1] It was destroyed during the Battle of Manila of 1945. The Manila Pavilion Hotel currently occupies the old site.[3]

Bishop Lyman C. Ogilby held talks with John Van Wie Bergamini, the veteran architect of the Episcopal Church throughout the Far East in 1954 in America which led to the construction of the structure currently occupied by the cathedral which was consecrated on February 9, 1962.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mission Center". Episcopal Church in the Philippines. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "A cathedral celebrates 108 years of ministry in Manila". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "The Episcopalian Church of St. Mary and St. John in Pre-War Manila". Philippine Lifestyle News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.