AWE INSPIRING PLACE OF WORSHIP Pasig Cathedral or Immaculate Conception Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located at Plaza Rizal in Barangay Malinao, Pasig City in the Philippines. It is the cathedral or seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig, belonging to the Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception. It was established as a mission-parish by the Augustinian missionaries on July 2, 1573, coinciding with the foundation of the town of Pasig (now, Pasig City). Initially, the parish was consecrated to the Visitation of Our Lady, but in April 25, 1587, changed to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the patroness of the Augustinian priests during that time. The former Immaculate Conception Parish was administered by the CICM Fathers from 1910 to 1979, after which the Filipino clergy took over the pastoral leadership of the parish. Until 2003, the parish was a part of the Archdiocese of Manila. On August 21, 2003, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig was inaugurated, with the elevation of the parish into the status of a cathedral. The present rector of the cathedral is the Very Rev. Fr. Orlando B. Cantillon, Vicar General of the Diocese of Pasig. The cathedral figures prominently in the city seal of Pasig, recognizing its being one of the oldest structures in the city #FUNtasticPhilippines
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