Manila Cathedral
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The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,[lower-alpha 2] commonly and popularly known as the Manila Cathedral,[lower-alpha 3] is a Catholic minor basilica and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. It is located in Intramuros, the historic walled city in Manila, Philippines, and is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the principal patroness of the country.
Manila Cathedral | |
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Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
The Mother Church of the Philippines[lower-alpha 1] | |
14°35′29″N 120°58′25″E | |
Location | Intramuros, Manila |
Country | Philippines |
Language(s) | Filipino, English |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | manilacathedral |
History | |
Former name(s) | Church of Manila |
Authorising papal bull | February 6, 1579; 445 years ago (1579-02-06) |
Status | |
Founded | 1571; 453 years ago (1571) |
Founder(s) | Fray Juan de Vivero |
Dedication | Immaculate Conception |
Dedicated | December 10, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-10) |
Earlier dedication | December 10, 1958; 65 years ago (1958-12-10) |
Consecrated | December 7, 1958; 65 years ago (1958-12-07)[2] |
Relics held | |
Events | List
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Past bishop(s) | |
Associated people | Miguel López de Legazpi |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Important Cultural Property |
Designated | 2018 |
Previous cathedrals | 7 |
Architect(s) | Fernando Ocampo |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Neo-Romanesque |
Years built | |
Groundbreaking | December 8, 1954; 69 years ago (1954-12-08) |
Completed | December 8, 1958; 65 years ago (1958-12-08) |
Construction cost | ₱120 million (renovation)[8] |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2,000[9] |
Length | 84.4 m (277 ft)[10] |
Width | 31.4 m (103 ft)[10] |
Nave width | 11.9 m (39 ft)[10] |
Width across transepts | 48.9 m (160 ft)[10] |
Other dimensions | Façade facing northwest |
Number of floors | 2 |
Floor area | 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft)[2] |
Number of domes | 1 |
Number of towers | 1 |
Tower height | 55 meters (180 ft)[11] |
Materials | Adobe and cement |
Bells | 23[12] |
Administration | |
Province | Manila |
Metropolis | Manila |
Archdiocese | Manila |
Deanery | Nuestra Señora de Guia[13] |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Cardinal Jose Advincula |
Rector | Rolando Ramos Dela Cruz |
Vicar(s) | Vicente Gabriel San Jose Bautista |
Chancellor | Isidro T. Marinay[14] |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Alejandro D. Consolacion II |
Organ scholar | Raphael Martin Yu Andaya |
The cathedral was originally constructed in 1571 as a parish church under the Archdiocese of Mexico until it became a separate diocese on February 6, 1579, upon the issuance of the papal bull Illius Fulti Præsido by Pope Gregory XIII.[15] Since the original cathedral structure was built in 1581, the cathedral has been damaged and destroyed by several earthquakes and the Second World War; the eighth and current cathedral building was completed in 1958.[2]
The basilica has merited a papal endorsement from Pope Gregory XIII, and three apostolic visits from Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Francis. On April 27, 1981, Pope John Paul II raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica through his motu proprio Quod Ipsum.[16]
Its current rector is the Reverend Monsignor Rolando Ramos Dela Cruz, who was appointed on October 13, 2022,[17] and installed on April 14, 2023.[18]