Shortly after arriving at the Cathedral in 1997, Fr Campion, the Cathedral's Dean, gave an undertaking that the Cathedral congregation would not be burdened with any debt for the major works that were crucial for the future of the Cathedral. The Development Fund was set up to attract private donations to pay for these works. Since then the Fund has provided for the refurbishment of the church interior and the development of the Cloister Café & the Pauline Books & Media Centre at no cost to the members of the congregation.

The new projects, including new stained glass windows, the replacing of the floor tiles, new heating boilers and under-floor heating, relocating the baptismal font and the organ, will be undertaken in the next few years. To date, we have commitments of up to £600,000 from private donors for these projects. We are extremely fortunate to be so richly blessed with such generous donors and, fittingly, Holy Mass is now offered every week in the Cathedral for the intentions of our many benefactors.