San Sebastian Cathedral –Parish
Diocese of Bacolod
Bacolod City
Father Mauricio Ferrero (1844-1916) was the first Recollect parish priest of Bacolod in 1871.He administered the parish for 33 years (1871-94.18797-98. 1902-10.1914-16). In 1987, he began construction of the new and bigger church made of coral stones from Guimaras and hardwood from Palawan for its interior. The Dominican Bishop Mariano Cuartero of Jaro blest the beautiful magnificent church on January 19, 1882. It became a cathedral in 1933 when Bacolod was created a Diocese. Father Ferrero constructed the old convent (now the Bishop house) in 1891 and completed in 1894.
The Recollect ceded the administration of the Parish to the secular clergy in 1933. Father Tirso Ruana was the last Recollect priest assigned in San Sebastian, Bacolod from 1932 until 1933.
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