Imus Cathedral

Imus Cathedral
Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar
Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Cathedral
Parroquia de la Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Spanish)
Cathedral facade in 2022
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14°25′47″N 120°56′10″E / 14.4297°N 120.9361°E / 14.4297; 120.9361
Location	Imus, Cavite
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	imusdiocese.net
History
Former name(s)	Imus Parish Church, Imus Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral Parish
Status	Cathedral Parish Diocesan Shrine
Founded	1795 (1795)[1]
Dedication	Our Lady of the Pillar and Saint John the Baptist[1]
Other dedication	November 25, 1961
Past bishop(s)	Artemio Casas Felix Perez Manuel C. Sobreviñas Cardinal Luís Antonio Tagle
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Marked Structure (of Historical Significance) by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Designated	November 13, 2006
Architect(s)	Nicolas Becerra
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque architecture
Groundbreaking	1823[1]
Completed	1853
Specifications
Length	200 ft (61 m)
Width	130 ft (40 m)
Nave width	90 ft (27 m)
Height	100 ft (30 m) est.
Number of domes	None
Number of spires	One
Materials	Bricks and tuff stone
Administration
Division	Episcopal District of St. Matthew
Subdivision	Vicariate of Our Lady of the Pillar
Province	Manila
Archdiocese	Manila
Diocese	Imus
Parish	Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar
Clergy
Archbishop	Cardinal Jose Advincula
Bishop(s)	Reynaldo G. Evangelista
Rector	Rev Msgr. Reuel D. Castañeda
Assistant priest(s)	Rev Fr. Ashpaul Castillo Rev.Fr. Knoriel Alvarez
Laity
Reader(s)	Lectors and Commentators Guild
Youth ministry coordinator	Parish Youth Ministry
Music group(s)	Himig Batingaw Choir Tinig ng Katedral Saint Thérèse Choir Cathedral Choir of Our Lady of the Pillar[2] Imusicapella
Servers' guild	Ministry of Altar Servers

The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar, commonly known as the Imus Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in the city of Imus, in the province of Cavite, Philippines. The church serves as the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Imus, the diocese that has jurisdiction over the entire Civil Province of Cavite.

Enshrined inside the cathedral is the original, miraculous and canonically crowned image of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Imus (Our Lady of the Pillar). The said title of the Blessed Virgin Mary serves as the titular patroness of the Diocese of Imus, Province of Cavite, as implied by then pope, now a saint, John XXIII. John the Baptist is also considered the secondary patron saint of the city. The current parish priest and rector of the cathedral is Reuel Castañeda, vicar general of the diocese.

The church itself features the longest Holy Week procession in the province of Cavite, with at least 70 floats and the country's 5th longest overall (the other four being the St Augustine Parish, Baliuag, and San Isidro Labrador, Pulilan, both located in the province of Bulacan, with at least 110 floats per parish, The Our Lady Of the Abandoned in Marikina, with 82 floats, and The Our Lady of Aranzazu San Mateo, Rizal with 76 floats). Currently, the cathedral is being elevated into Cathedral Shrine.^[3]