The Manila Cathedral, also known as the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, It was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish Colonial Period in the Philippines, and still remains to be the ecclesisastical seat of the Archdiocese of Manila. The present cathedral was constructed in 1954 to 1958 under Archbishop Rufino Santos of Manila and under the supervision of National Artist for Architecture Awardee, Architect Fernando Ocampo. It was elevated into the rank Basilica Minore in 1981 by Pope John Paul II. MANILA CATHEDRAL Intramuros Manila Tara na, pasyal tayo! http://biyahero.blogs.friendster.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biyahero/