Iglesia Filipina Independiente National Cathedral

Iglesia Filipina Independiente National Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Child
Image of the Holy Infant Jesus, to which the cathedral is dedicated to, erected inside the National Cathedral (top left); exterior of the National Cathedral (top right); and the altar of the National Cathedral (bottom).
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14°34′42″N 120°59′21″E / 14.578266°N 120.989282°E / 14.578266; 120.989282
Location	1500 Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila
Country	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino (lingua franca), English
Denomination	Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church)
Tradition	Independent Catholicism, Anglo-Catholicism, Religious nationalism, Progressive Christianity, Liberal Christianity
History
Status	National cathedral
Founded	January 1905 (January 1905) (original Tondo Cathedral) May 8, 1969 (May 8, 1969) (present location)
Founder(s)	The Most Reverend Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr., Obispo Máximo IV (present location)
Dedication	Holy Infant Jesus
Consecrated	May 8, 1969 (present location)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Carlos D. Arguelles
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Modernist
Groundbreaking	December 18, 1964
Completed	May 8, 1969
Administration
Diocese	Autonomous
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Most Reverend Joel Porlares, Obispo Máximo XIV
Dean	The Very Reverend Father Niño Franco D. Mamorbor
Canon(s)	The Reverend Jewel B. Tumaliuan, BTh, IFI The Reverend Father Amelito D. Bag-o II

The Iglesia Filipina Independiente National Cathedral, canonically known as the Cathedral of the Holy Child, is the national cathedral of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church) and the seat of the Obispo Maximo (Supreme Bishop), the Church's chief pastor and spiritual head, located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It was built in 1969 and was dedicated to the honor of the Holy Infant Jesus, patron of Tondo, Manila. It replaced the first cathedral in Tondo, built in 1905, which was completely destroyed during World War II.^[1]