Jaro Cathedral
| Jaro Cathedral Catedral Metropolitana de Jaro (Spanish) |
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| National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Spanish) |
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The main façade of the Cathedral, showing the stairs above the door leading to the shrine of Our Lady of the Candles
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 Jaro Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana de Jaro (Spanish) Republic of the Philippines
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| 10°41′24″N 122°33′0″E / 10.69000°N 122.55000°ECoordinates: 10°41′24″N 122°33′0″E / 10.69000°N 122.55000°E | |
| Location | Jaro, Iloilo City, Iloilo |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://ourladyofcandlesnationalshrine.com |
| History | |
| Dedication |
Our Lady of the Candles Saint Elizabeth of Hungary |
| Consecrated | 1874 |
| Relics held | Saint Josemaría Escrivá |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Historical Landmark |
| Designated | 1976 |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Completed | 1874, 1956 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo, D.D |
| Rector | Most Rev. Gerardo Alminaza, D.D |
Jaro Cathedral, formally Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles (Spanish: Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria), is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro. It is located in the district of Jaro in Iloilo City, Iloilo, on the island of Panay in the Philippines. It was initially place under the patronage of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines formally declared the cathedral the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles (Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria) on February 2012. The Cathedral is the second national shrine in the Visayas, the first being the Basilica del Santo Niño in Cebu
Along with the boom of the sugar industry of the Philippines especially centered in Iloilo, several churches and schools are constructed in Jaro. The original cathedral was built in 1874 by the first Bishop of Jaro, Mariano Cuartero, O.P. It was destroyed by the January 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake and later repaired in 1956 by the first Archbishop of Jaro, José María Cuenco.
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