Jaro Cathedral
The Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as the National Shrine of the Our Lady of Candles, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, and colloquially as Jaro Cathedral, is a cathedral and national shrine located in the district of Jaro in Iloilo City, on the island of Panay in the Philippines.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: seat of the Archdiocese of Jaro in the Philippines
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Santa Isabel de Hungría”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ledesma Mansion and Jaro Plaza.
Ledesma Mansion
Historic house
The Ledesma Mansion, also known as Don Joaquin Ledesma Ancestral House, is a heritage house located in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines. Built in 1928, it was the residence of sugar baron Don Joaquin Ledesma and his wife, Doña Pilar Ledesma. Ledesma Mansion is situated 140 metres east of Jaro Cathedral.
Jaro Plaza
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Graciano Lopez Jaena Park, also known as Jaro Plaza or Plaza Jaro in Spanish or local, is an urban park and town square located in the district of Jaro in Iloilo City, Panay Island, Philippines. Jaro Plaza is situated 160 metres northeast of Jaro Cathedral.
Old Jaro Municipal Hall
Public building
Photo: Ngiping kidlat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Jaro Municipal Hall is a heritage building which previously served as the seat of government of the former city of Jaro in Iloilo province, Philippines. Old Jaro Municipal Hall is situated 290 metres northeast of Jaro Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaro and La Paz.
Jaro
Suburb
Photo: Shewillshine22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaro is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the largest district in terms of both geographical area and population, with 136,274 people according to the 2024 census.
La Paz
Suburb
Photo: Iloilo Wanderer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Paz is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the third-largest district by geographical area, after Jaro and Mandurriao. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 58,098 people.
Mandurriao
Suburb
Photo: Emanclapano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mandurriao is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the second-largest district by geographical area as well as the third-most populous district, with 66,464 people in the 2024 census.
Jaro Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, national shrine, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.72349° or 10° 43′ 25″ northLongitude
122.55621° or 122° 33′ 22″ eastOpen location code
7Q24PHF4+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 222460850OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q6160440
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tagalog—“Jaro Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “katedral sa Jaro”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Jaro”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه جارو”
- Esperanto: “Ĥara Katedralo”
- Esperanto: “Ĥarkatedralo”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de Ĥaro”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Jaro”
- Japanese: “ハロ大司教座”
- Spanish: “Catedral y santuario nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Catedral y Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria”
- Tagalog: “Katedral ng Jaro”
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