Palo Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration, also known as Transfiguration of Our Lord's Cathedral or simply Palo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located at , , in the belonging to the Vicariate of Palo under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Palo, Leyte, Philippines
  • Also known as: Cathedral of Our Lord’s Transfiguration”, “Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord’s Transfiguration”, “Palo Metropolitan Cathedral”, and “Transfiguration of Our Lord Cathedral
  • Postal code: 6501

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte and MacArthur Park.

University
The University of the Philippines Manila - School of Health Sciences in Leyte is a medical school in the supervised by the University of the Philippines, Manila. One of the schools offerings includes midwifery. is situated 100 metres north of Palo Cathedral.

Park
The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park is a protected area of the that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944. is situated 2½ km northeast of Palo Cathedral.

Memorial
is a memorial, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Palo Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanauan and Santa Fe.

, officially the Municipality of , is a first-class municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,212 people.

Town
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,889 people. is situated 9 km west of Palo Cathedral.

is a city in and the capital of the province of Leyte. It's the home of the Pintados Festival, a cultural event in Leyte commemorating the life and culture of the early settlers of .

Palo Cathedral

Latitude
11.15947° or 11° 9′ 34″ north
Longitude
124.9914° or 124° 59′ 29″ east
Open location code
7Q365X5R+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 208658854
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q24702378
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Tagalog—“Palo Cathedral” goes by many names.

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