[1] According to the government of Hubei, the cathedral building is a Romanesque Revival two-story structure made of timber and brick.

[1] In 1862, Eustache Modeste Zanoli (Chinese name: 明位篤), then vicar apostolic of Hubei, moved the bishop's seat from Yingcheng to Wuchang.

In 1866, he bought a section of marshland within the English concession of Hankou and turned it suitable for future constructions.

[1] On 18 January 1938, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, a memorial mass to mourn the soldiers and civilians killed and to pray for world peace.

[4] Union of Catholic Asian News reported that the diocese asked for the approval of the Vatican before the ordination, but the Holy See declined, citing canon law that any ordination of bishops without papal mandate incurs automatic excommunication, with power reserved to the Holy See.

At 7:00 am on the first Saturday of each month, the cathedral offers the Traditional Latin Mass, which is relatively uncommon among Chinese churches.