Located in Charles Street,[1] the cathedral remains the focal point for Catholic life in Cardiff, and the country as a whole.

[2] The original church was built at a cost of £2,124 in 1842, after fundraising in Wales and Ireland and a donation by Lady Catherine Eyre of Bath.

David's last service at the cathedral before his sudden death in April 2016 was a live broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January before an audience of 1.6 million.

As a composer, David wrote works on a vast scale for chorus and orchestra, including The Wreck of the Deutschland, directed by the internationally renowned conductor Vernon Handley at Hereford Cathedral.

In the year 2000, Neville was commissioned to compose a royal fanfare for the National Millennium Service attended by Princes Charles, William and Harry.

[citation needed] Under the direction of Dominic Neville, the choir sang four annual concerts in Cardiff at St David's Hall and the Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and at leading venues across the UK such as Westminster Abbey, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and St Paul's Cathedral, London.

Other recent performances include singing for the Prince Charles at the Opening of the Cornerstone, where the choir sang from the David Neville Gallery.