page_title: Imus Cathedral
section_title: Construction of the present church
hierarchical_section_title: Imus Cathedral / History / Construction of the present church
caption_attribution_description: English: The sketch of the fifth Manila Cathedral by Fernando Brambila, a member of the Malaspina Expedition during their stop in Manila in 1792.
context_page_description: The Cathedral 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 city which is the capital of the province also 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. 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. Saint John the Baptist is also considered as the secondary patron saint of the city. The current parish priest and rector of the cathedral is Rev. Msgr. George Morales, 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.
context_section_description: During the leadership of Fr. Nicolas Becerra, who served from 1821 to 1840, he advocated the move of the town center to Brgy. Balangon, its present location.  The construction of the parish church of Imus on the new location was started in 1823 using forced labor.  The structure was made from stone and bricks.  Its facade was patterned after the fifth Manila Cathedral by Fr. Juan de Uguccioni, which existed from 1760 to 1852.
caption: The façade of Imus Cathedral was probably designed after the fifth incarnation of the Manila Cathedral (above) by Uguccioni.
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