[3][4][5] It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of Our Lady of China.

[6][7][8][9][10] The original cathedral was built in 1963 by the former Archbishop of Taipei, Stanislaus Lokuang, who was the first bishop of Tainan.

[6][10] It was dedicated on 19 March 1964 by Archbishop Giuseppe Caprio, Apostolic Internuncio to China.

[7] The cathedral is built in ancient Chinese palatial architecture which artistically resembles to the Taoist temples.

[6][8][10][7] The cathedral is dedicated to the Marian apparition of Our Lady of China during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.