The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian, known as Lipa Cathedral, is a handsome Neo-Renaissance church on the main plaza of Lipa City. The current structure dates from the early 20th century but stands on the site of the original Augustinian church founded in 1605. It is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Lipa, which covers the entire province of Batangas.
The interior has the quiet dignity of a working cathedral rather than a showpiece — broad vaulted nave, coloured glass, and the particular kind of dusty tranquillity that Filipino Catholic churches tend to cultivate well. The plaza outside is a pleasant place to sit in the early morning before the heat builds. If you are in Lipa on a Sunday, the mass at the cathedral gives a genuine sense of the city's religious life.