The first church for the parish of Dulce Nombre de Jesús was a simple structure built in 1769 . A second church was built from 1825-1826 . It was in a ruinous state by 1860 and the present church was built between 1868-1877 . It was designed by Don Evaristo de Churruca in the Gothic Revival style . The bell tower collapsed as the result of an earthquake in 1918 . The church was repaired in 1928 and another renovation took place in the 1980s . Dulce Nombre de Jesύs became a cathedral church when Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao on March 11 , 2008 . The church was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984 , using the name style '' Church Dulce Nombre de Jesús of Humacao ''
earthquake in 1918
1918 San Fermín earthquake
Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Humacao, Puerto Rico)