He was also assigned to manage the Manila Cathedral on 3 December 1864.
Manila Cathedral and the Church of St. Agustin still stand, both with heavy damage.
It ruined the Manila Cathedral and other churches in the capital, public buildings and residential villas.
Pelaez was ordained in 1833 and serve in the Manila Cathedral.
As much as 7,000 mourners waited in line at the Manila Cathedral on August 4.
Repairs and renovation of Manila Cathedral were completed in 1958.
Aquino's remains were solemnly brought inside Manila Cathedral around mid-afternoon that day.
The belfry of the Manila Cathedral that survived the great 1863 earthquake fell in.
Its facade was patterned after the fifth Manila Cathedral by Fr.
He is buried in the crypt of the Manila Cathedral along with his three immediate predecessors.