Parish of Our Lady of Candles (Jaro, Iloilo City)
June 10, 2009 by
chucha
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Churches, Iloilo City
The only Cathedral in Panay Island. Jaro prides itself with its lavish fiesta where 35 masses are held on the 2nd of February for the devotees of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, the only rose among the male collection of saints that adorn the walls of the cathedral. The image of Our Lady of Candles is the 2nd oldest Marian image in the Philippines. The statue was crowned by Pope John Paul II on February 21, 1981 when he visited Iloilo and proclaimed as patroness of Western Visayas the following year.
The image is made of limestone and is continuously growing through the years. It had become too big to fit on its former niche found just above the present one.
It is neo-classical in style built under the leadership of Bishop Mariano Cuartero in the 1870’s from the plan of Francisco Agueria who constructed a brick factory soley for this project. Two thousand pieces of wood (12×13 ft long) came from the forests of Negros and from the concepcion districts.
Damaged during the infamous 1948 earthquake, it was restored in 1950 by the order of the first archbishop of Jaro, his excellency Jose Ma. Cuenco.
The belfry of Jaro was heavily damaged during the 18th century earthquake.
The Jaro Cathedral presently is undergoing careful reconstruction to restore the old citadel to its former glory.
Location : Jaro, Iloilo City
Feast Day : 2nd February
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marissa gorospe on Thu, 20th May 2010 7:07 pm
Please confirm if you have received my email requesting for a copy of my baptismal certificate.
Your kind help on this matter is highly appreciated.
Please let me know how much is the cost of the certificate and the mail.
Thank you and God bless.
Marissa Gorospe
42448 W. Heavenly Place
Maricopa, Arizona U.S.A.
JP on Tue, 27th Jul 2010 9:47 am
Jaro Cathderal is not the only cathedral in Panay. A cathedral is described as a church where a bishop resides or officiates a mass regularly. Roxas City, Capiz has a bishop and has a separate diocese, so the church in Roxas City is officially known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concepcion (the Patron of Roxas City).
Darwin de la Cruz on Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 4:15 am
Hello sa tanan! Im in Negros now pero taga Tigbauan, Iloilo gid ko ya.. Lain gid ya tuod sa Iloilo, super Catholics ang mga tawo, mga deboto gid. Sa Negros, damu na gatuluhaw nga mga simbahan nga protestante, gatalalang mga tawo. Pero bisan anhun nila, indi gid nila mapukan ang Iglesya Katolika nga ginpasad ni Kristo. God bless the Catholic Church!! Mother Mary, pray for us.
andrew woods on Wed, 2nd Feb 2011 4:59 pm
I was in Iloilo jan to feb 2008,got married in SanJose Church to Rogerette Grageda.We are now living in Scotland uk.I would be interested in photos of the Feast of Candelaria feb 2nd this year,Regards and respect to Our Lady of the Candles,Andrew and Rogerette Woods
Darwin de la Cruz on Thu, 19th Jan 2012 5:51 am
Viva la Virgen Maria!!! kada pauli ko dyan sa iloilo, gahapit gid takun sa jaro cathedral. Ginabisita gid ang mahal nga birhen candelaria.
richard durana on Sat, 21st Jan 2012 4:45 am
san po pwedeng magrequest ng new baptismal certificate na gagamitin sa ksal,cno po kyang pwedeng makausap regarding dto..tnx po
chucha on Sun, 22nd Jan 2012 8:58 pm
Commission on Social Communications
Archdiocese of Jaro
JACSC Office
Media Centre
Parish of St. Anne Rectory
Molo, Iloilo City
TeleFax: +63 33 3372258
enrique manolo on Thu, 5th Apr 2012 8:44 pm
nice blog and Viva Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria!
it has been six years that i have been away from
iloilo which i consider as my second home. and i
am now back in the island of my birth, cebu. i hope
and pray to revisit panay very soon.
(postscript: Candelaria does not translate to candles
but to Candlemass, the purification of Mary forty days
after giving birth, so it should be the Parish of Our
Lady of the Candlemass or simply the Parish of La
Candelaria)
(pps: i have read in another blog that the Lady was
restored by a santero from central luzon and her
photo here is not the latest after restoration, so
could you post an updated picture of Our Lady here?)
Thanks.
vernie s. corpuz on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 7:51 am
God Bless Jaro!