Saint Joseph Cathedral (Nueva Ecija)
Roman Catholic cathedral in Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Saint Joseph the Worker Cathedral, commonly known as Saint Joseph Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Barangay Rafael Rueda, Sr. Poblacion in the city of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija and is dedicated to Saint Joseph the Worker.
History
The first missionaries in what is now the province of Nueva Ecija were the Augustinians who also founded the parishes of Carranglan, Pantabangan and Puncan, of which San Jose was initially part of. San Jose was originally known as Kabaritan which is an Ilocano term for a "place abundant of barit", a type of rattan plant. It was a barrio of Puncan and then of Lupao, before becoming an independent town in 1894, and was renamed San Jose in honor of its patron saint, Joseph.
Until 1928, San Jose was under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia before becoming part of the Diocese of Lingayen, later Lingayen–Dagupan, which was established in the same year. Under Lingayen–Dagupan, the church was administered by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart after World War II. San Jose was then annexed to the Diocese of Cabanatuan when the diocese, then comprising the entire province of Nueva Ecija, was founded in 1963. In 1984, the church became the cathedral of the Diocese of San Jose whose territory comprises the northern half of the province.
In 1997, the remodeling of the old cathedral church was started under then San Jose Bishop Leo Drona.
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