Pope John XXIII granted the decree Christi Fidelium Consulere which elevated the shrine as a Cathedral on November 25, 1962.

Pope John Paul II later raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via decree on April 9, 1999.

[2] Pope Benedict XVI granted a Pontifical decree of coronation towards its enshrined Marian image on May 11, 2011.

On March 31, 1899, as they were fleeing from the American army, Aguinaldo ordered General Antonio Luna to set fire to the complex as part of their scorched-earth policy.

[3] On April 9, 1999, the cathedral was elevated by Pope John Paul II to a minor basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.