De Vivero, the chaplain on the galleon of San Gerónimo, was sent by the Archbishop of Mexico, Alonso de Montúfar, to establish Christianity as the spiritual and religious administration in newly colonized Philippines. The cathedral was originally the 'church of Manila' officially established in 1571 by a secular priest, Fray Juan de Vivero, who arrived in Manila Bay in 1566. On 27 April 1981, Pope John Paul II issued papal bull Quod Ipsum designating the cathedral as a minor basilica by his own Motu Proprio. The basilica has merited a papal endorsement from Pope Gregory XIII and three apostolic visits from Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis. The cathedral was damaged and destroyed several times since the original structure was built in 1581 while the eighth and current structure of the cathedral was completed in 1958. The cathedral was originally a parish church in Manila under the Archdiocese of Mexico in 1571, until it became a separate diocese on 6 February 1579 upon the issuance of the papal bull, Illius Fulti Præsido by Pope Gregory XIII.

The cathedral serves as the episcopal seat of the Archbishop of Manila.

It is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, a title for the Blessed Virgin Mary, the principal patroness of the country. The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ( Filipino: Basilika Menor at Kalakhang Katedral ng Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi Spanish: Basílica Menor y Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción), also known as the Manila Cathedral ( Spanish: Catedral de Manila), is the cathedral of Manila and basilica located in Intramuros, the historic walled city within today's modern city of Manila, Philippines.

National Historical Commission of the Philippinesįebruary 7, 2012 ( ) to March 25, 2014 ( )

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