Eventually this was taken over by the Augustinians on 1768 and by the Franciscans on 1843. Although the Augustinians were the first to spread Catholicism in the place, the construction was spread by Jesuits, Fathers Juan del Campo and Alonso de Humanes who taught the few inhabitants with the Gospel and later baptized, taught the children to read and write, pray the rosary, sing hymns and play the flute. Later, another Jesuit became a permanent Parish Priest who was instrumental in bringing together as a community the baptized natives and Father Humanes. He became success-
Ang Palo Metropolitan Cathedral ay itinayo noong 1596, sa pamamahala ng mga Jesuits na nagtatag sa Palo. Pero noong 1843 pinamahalan ito ng mga Augustinians at Franciscans. Bagamat ang mga Augustinians ang nagpakalat nga Katolosismo sa lugar, ang mga Jesuits na sila Padre Juan del Ocampo at Padre Alonso de Humanes ang nagturo sa mga katutubo nga Ebanghelyo at sa kalaunan ay biniyagan, tinuruan din ang mga batang bumasa, sumulat, magdasal, kumanta at gumamit ng plauta.