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History
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August 6, 2002 The parish rectory which was built in the 70s was razed to the ground by fire that started at the old Chancery building. The parish priest at the time was Father Stephen Pesado. Assistant Parish Priests were Father Erby Davy Lajara and Father James Jubal Meneses.

The Parish Rectory
January 25, 2003 Archbishop Pedro Dean celebrated the 25th year anniversary of his Episcopal ordination. He presided over the pontifical mass. The homilist was Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu. A host of bishops attended the huge affair. Also gracing the event was Archbishop Antonio Franco, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.
September 14, 2004 The second Auxiliary Bishop of Palo and Titular of Talaptula, Bishop Isabelo C. Abarquez, was given a formal liturgical reception by the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese of Palo on this day, the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross. Appointed first as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu on December 27, 2002, Bishop Abarquez subsequently was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Palo on January 19, 2004. He was formally received by Archbishop Pedro Dean, Archbishop of Palo and his two vicars general, Msgr. Benjamin Bacierra and Msgr. Bernardo Pantin. Present during the formal reception were Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Palo, and a good number of bishops.
February 2, 2005 Under the pastorship of Msgr. Benjamin Bacierra, the Cathedral Parish "lost" a territory when a new parish was created, the Holy Rosary Parish. The new parish now consists of six barangays of the Municipality of Palo (Barangay Pawing and Barangay Baras among them) and one sitio. This also includes the entire Government Center. The first appointed parish priest is (still incumbent as of this writing) Father Ronnie Sotico Mora, himself a native of Palo.
May 02, 2006 The seventh bishop/third archbishop of Palo was installed amidst colorful rites and ceremonies. Archbishop Jose Palma, erstwhile Bishop of Calbayog, was received at the San Juanico Bridge by Auxiliary Bishop Isabelo Abarquez, and at the cathedral by the cathedral Rector, Msgr. Benjamin Bacierra. He was officially installed by his predecessor Archbishop Pedro Dean. Among the honored guests during the eventful occasion were two Filipino Princes of the Church: Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, and Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu. The suffragan bishops of the Metropolitan Province were also on hand to welcome the new Metropolitan Archbishop: Bishop Leonardo Medroso of Borongan, Bishop Filomeno Bactol of Naval and Bishop Emmanuel Trance of Catarman. Bishops from other dioceses were likewise present.
November 30, 2006 The clergy of the Archdiocese of Palo, headed by Archbishop Jose Palma, welcomed the presence of Archbishop Pedro Dean, Archbishop-Emeritus of Palo, on the occasion of the latter's golden anniversary of his sacerdotal ordination. A pontifical mass was celebrated at the Palo Cathedral with Archbishop Dean as the presider. Reception followed at the new pastoral center.
March 20, 2008 On this Maundy Thursday of the Holy Week 2008 and during the Mass of Chrism held at the cathedral, a decree of Archbishop Jose Palma was read by the Archdiocesan Chancellor Rev. Father Elmo Borgueta declaring the period from February 14, 2008 through February 14, 2009 as a special Jubilee Year for the Archdiocese of Palo. This is in commemoration of the 25th year of Palo as an archdiocese. Later the Archbishop declared the Metropolitan Cathedral as one the eight sites where the faithful may make their pilgrimage and, after fulfilling the requirements, obtain the jubilee indulgence during this period.
April 21-25, 2008 The Cathedral played host to the Directors of Vocations National Convention. About 300 participants, all directors and directresses of vocations attended the five-day affair. The assembly was held at the parish pastoral center.

During the welcome dinner on April 21, it was officially announced that the pastoral center would from henceforth be called the Archbishop Cipriano V. Urgel Pastoral Center, or ARCIVU Center for short, in memory of the late Archbishop Cipriano Urgel, the fifth bishop of Palo and its first archbishop. The 23rd anniversary of his death was commemorated the next day, April 22.

The place where the pastoral center stands was a familiar area for the late archbishop. He was a former school director of what used to be the Leyte Central Academy (later St. Mary's Academy of Palo), located nearby. He also discharged his duties as Chancellor and Vicar General before he was appointed Bishop of Calbayog. When he became the fifth bishop of Palo, the area was converted into a Chancery where he held office.
June 18, 2008 The Cathedral Parish hosted the Church Heritage Conservation Seminar, the first of this kind to be held in the archdiocese. The seminar, held at the ARCIVU Pastoral Center, was organized under the aegis of the Archdiocese of Palo and the UP Leyte – Samar Heritage Center – two partner institutions in the advocacy for heritage conservation and protection. The Leyte Heritage Society headed by Prof. Joycie Alegre was the seminar convenor, while the parish priest Msgr. Ramon Aguilos was the seminar – coordinator and was assisted by the Cathedral Parish Pastoral Council and the fledgling Heritage, Research and Information Group of the parish. Speakers were Architect Augusto Villalon, a UNESCO Awardee for Heritage Conservation, Father Milan Ted Torralba, Executive Secretary of the CBCP Committee for Cultural Heritage of the Church, Ms. Nady Nacario of the UST Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics (CCPET), and Father Gilbert Urbina, Chairman of the Archdiocesan Commission on Worship, and Chair of the Archdiocesan Committee for Church Heritage.
June 15-29, 2008 Inaugural Celebration of the Heritage Museum of Palo located within the Cathedral grounds.

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