St. Joseph Cathedral is the ecclesiastical seat of the Diocese of Diocese of San Jose De Antique. It is located in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines.
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History
Augustinian missionaries reached Hamtic in 1581, and so San Jose began as part of the former’s territory during the colonial period. Its settlement was Tubigon and located by the Malandog River where a stone church was also built in 1733 in a place that was known as Maybato Norte. However, Moro pirates attacked and ransacked Hamtic and Maybato.
In 1787, Agustin Sumandi was granted the land of Malaiba by Governor General Carlos Berenguer de Marquina. Its church remained a visita of Hamtic until 1793 when the former was declared a parish with Fr. Manuel Ibanez as first parish priest.
In 1796, Tubigon was renamed into San Jose after its patron saint through a Royal Decree with Buenavista added to its name, denoting “good view.” In 1802, the capital of Antique was moved to San Jose and Sumandi was appointed as the first gobernadorcillo.
The old church was destroyed from a Moro raid, and the Augustinians transferred to the location where the cathedral presently stands. During the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution, the Augustinians left Antique and the Aglipayan schism spread in Antique. In 1906, Mill Hill Fathers took over the church. On March 24, 1962, Antique became a Prelature with Msgr. Cornelio de Wit as Bishop-Prelate.
Pope John Paul II elevated the then Prelature of San Jose de Antique to a Diocese under the Archdiocese of Jaro through a papal bull issued on November 15, 1982, and San Jose de Buenavista Church likewise became a cathedral. Most Reverend Father Raul Quimpo Martinez, DD was first Bishop upon his installment on March 23, 1983.
Architecture
The bell tower is erected in the epistle side. The facade of the cathedral is a plain, rectilinear wall decorated with concrete bands. Its arch entrance is flanked by pierced walls.
Celebration
The feast day of St. Joseph is May 1.
Services
Holy Hour is observed every second, third, and fifth Friday of the month.
On Wednesdays, all masses are held in honor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
On every first Friday, all masses are for the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. Joseph Cathedral in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique from May 12, 2025 to May 18, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in San Jose de Buenavista.
Monday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Tuesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Wednesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Thursday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Friday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Saturday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM (Anticipated Mass)
Sunday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 7:00-8:00 AM
- 8:30-9:30 AM
- 10:00-11:00 AM
- 2:30-3:30 PM
- 4:00-5:00 PM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | St. Joseph Cathedral in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique |
| Address | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique 5700 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0956 690 5285 |
| saintjosephcathedral.antique@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1733 |
| Age | 292 years |
| Status | Cathedral, Parish |
| Declared as cathedral | November 15, 1982 |
| Declared as parish | 1793 |
| Age as parish | 232 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Diocese | Diocese of San Jose de Antique |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of San Jose |
| Patron | St. Joseph |
| Feast day | May 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Our Lady of Candles Church in Belison, Antique
- Saint Augustine Church in Patnongon, Antique
- San Pedro nga Apostol Church in San Pedro, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
- St. Vincent Ferrer Church in San Remigio, Antique
- Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish Church in Sibalom, Antique
References
- Diocese of San Jose de Antique. Retrieved December 30, 2023
- San Jose de Buenavista. Provincial Government of Antique. Retrieved December 30, 2023
- History. Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista. Retrieved December 30, 2023
- Hamtic. Provincial Government of Antique. Retrieved December 29, 2023
- 3 DAYS TO GO! Diocese of San Jose de Antique. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024
- Executive Order No. 3, s. 1954. Official Gazette of the Philippines. Retrieved December 29, 2023