Tuguegarao Cathedral

The Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, additionally called the Tuguegarao Cathedral, is an 18th-century Baroque church placed alongside Rizal Street, Barangay Centro 10, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. The church, initially constructed with the aid of Dominican friars, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao and is considered as one of the largest church buildings within the Cagayan Valley. A historical marker bearing a brief history of the church become mounted in 1982 with the aid of the National Historical Institute, precursor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

Tuguegarao become founded as a venture on May nine, 1604 via Dominican friars. Father Tomas Villa changed into assigned as its first vicar. Father Villa erected a temporary parochial structure manufactured from light substances with Saint Peter and Saint Paul as patron saints. The current church is attributed to Father Antonio Lobato, OP who initiated the construction in 1761 and turned into completed in 1768.The cause why it's far called Cathedral is because of the chair of the Archbishop. The church sustained heavy harm throughout World War II and was in the end rebuilt with the aid of Monsignor Bishop Constance Jurgens.