The St. James and Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Santiago y Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Bata or Catedral de Bata) or Cathedral of Bata and more formally Cathedral of St. James Apostle and Our Lady of the Pillar is the name given to a religious building that is part of the Catholic Church and serves as one of the three cathedrals that exist in the African country of Equatorial Guinea. Its architecture is neo-Gothic work of several missionaries. The works for its construction began in 1951 and culminated on December 8, 1954 during the time of the Spanish rule.