The establishment work in relation to the Cathedral commenced in the year 1839 and finally ended in the year 1847 and was later sanctified in the year 1874. The Cathedral was planned in an Indo-Gothic architectural pattern by an eminent military engineer in the name of William Nalm Forbes who later got promoted as Major General. The soaring centrally located square shaped tower and the spire were believed to have been a work of inspiration derived from a similar attribute found in a cathedral.