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    History of San Diego Pro-Cathedral

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    The document summarizes the history of San Diego Pro-Cathedral in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was originally called San Diego Parish Church or St. Didacus of Alcala Parish Church and was declared a Pro-cathedral on December 25, 1994, making it the second in the country and only one outside of Metro Manila with this designation. The parish was originally constructed in 1776 using local materials before the current Pro-cathedral was built in the 18th and early 20th centuries, with contributions from Spanish priests and a local sugar baron.

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    The document summarizes the history of San Diego Pro-Cathedral in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was originally called San Diego Parish Church or St. Didacus of Alcala Parish Church and was declared a Pro-cathedral on December 25, 1994, making it the second in the country and only one outside of Metro Manila with this designation. The parish was originally constructed in 1776 using local materials before the current Pro-cathedral was built in the 18th and early 20th centuries, with contributions from Spanish priests and a local sugar baron.

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    The document summarizes the history of San Diego Pro-Cathedral in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was originally called San Diego Parish Church or St. Didacus of Alcala Parish Church and was declared a Pro-cathedral on December 25, 1994, making it the second in the country and only one outside of Metro Manila with this designation. The parish was originally constructed in 1776 using local materials before the current Pro-cathedral was built in the 18th and early 20th centuries, with contributions from Spanish priests and a local sugar baron.

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    History of San Diego Pro-Cathedral

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    The document summarizes the history of San Diego Pro-Cathedral in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was originally called San Diego Parish Church or St. Didacus of Alcala Parish Church and was declared a Pro-cathedral on December 25, 1994, making it the second in the country and only one outside of Metro Manila with this designation. The parish was originally constructed in 1776 using local materials before the current Pro-cathedral was built in the 18th and early 20th centuries, with contributions from Spanish priests and a local sugar baron.

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    HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO PRO-CATHEDRAL

    San Diego Pro-Cathedral, formerly called San Diego Parish


    Church or St. Didacus of Alcala Parish Church is the center of Roman
    Catholicism in Silay City, Negros Occidental. It is said that the church
    is the second in the country to be declared as a Pro-cathedral and
    the only one outside Metro Manila on December 25, 1994. The
    church’s patron saint is San Diego de Alcala. The parish of Silay was
    built in 1776 using bamboo, cogon grass, and nipa palm before the
    Source: http://benjielayug.com/2010/04/san-diego-de-alcala-pro- pro-cathedral was built. Father Alejo Ignacio de Molinas, a Spaniard,
    cathedral-silay-city-negros-occidental.html
    served as the church's first priest. In 1841, started by Fr. Eusebio
    Locsin, a longer-lasting structure made of wood and stone was built. The church's roof was constructed from
    galvanized iron. However, when the 1898 revolution erupted, the church was still unfinished and needed more work.
    Later on, a wealthy Silay sugar baron named Don Jose Ledesma gave money in 1925 to replace the outdated
    building. The new church's building was finished in 1927.
    Italian architect Lucio Bernasconi was in charge of creating the new
    building. For the Silay church, he was inspired by the magnificent churches in Italy;
    as a result, the building's architectural style is Romanesque. The structure of the
    church is shaped like a Latin cross, with a cupola or dome rising 40 meters above
    the nave. The dome design is unique in the Philippines and it is said that It is the
    only church in the The beautiful dome above the nave
    Negros Province that has a
    dome, the reason why it became a tourist attraction also. Its façade has a rose
    window, and its pillars are of Corinthian design. The Silay Pro-interior Cathedral's
    features Romanesque and contemporary architecture alongside antique pews and a
    pulpit. The church has Victorian-style flooring as well.
    The cathedral’s interior

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