page_title: San Fernando, Pampanga
section_title: Religions
hierarchical_section_title: San Fernando, Pampanga / Demographics / Religions
caption_attribution_description: English: The Barangay Hall, Welcome arch and Nuestro Señor de la Pacencia Chapel along the long and winding dirt, rough and poorly paved, cemented roads) of Candaba, Pampanga Barangay Pulong Gubat, Candaba, Pampanga - Nuestro Señor de la Pacencia Chapel, Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Humildad y Paciencia, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando [1]).
context_page_description: San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando, is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 306,659 people.
  It is the regional center of Central Luzon and located 66 kilometres north of Manila, 73 kilometres east of Subic in Zambales, 58 kilometres south of Tarlac City in Tarlac, and 17 kilometres south of Clark Air Base in Angeles.
  The city is named after King Ferdinand VI of Spain and placed under the patronage of Saint Ferdinand III of Castile and León, whose feast is celebrated every 30 May. Popularly known as the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines", the city holds the annual Giant Lantern Festival every December where large parol are displayed in competition. CNN has hailed the city as 'Asia's Christmas capital.'
context_section_description: The Roman Catholicism is the majority religion in the city; 80% of the population profess it. The city is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando headed by Florentino Lavarias. Other religion includes Protestantism and Independent Christianity. Islam is also evident in the city. The seat of the Archdiocese of San Fernando is located in the city, the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando.
caption: Nuestro Señor de la Pacencia Chapel, part of the local barangay hall
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