Albinus Kujur began a mission center at Chotaparua in a small tin house which had a chapel, living room and a refectory.

The old tin roofed cathedral had been leaking during the rainy seasons and the space being inadequate to hold the increasing catholic population.

However, being concerned with the spiritual and material wellbeing of the people, Bishop Alphonsus resisted spending huge amounts of money that was required for the construction of a new cathedral.

Sunny wanted to see some of the famous churches and cathedrals in different parts of India and went to various places such as Kerala, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

He accessed internet for various types of European architecture right from Gothic to Renaissance and from Roman to Greek and Baroque.

The construction work went on for three years and ten months under the guidance of Bishop Alphonsus and active supervision of Fr.

Following the completion of the construction of the cathedral it was inaugurated, blessed and dedicated on 17 November 2010 by Bishop Alphonsus D'Souza S.J.

The dedication ceremony was attended by many Major Superiors, 600 priests and religious and about 30,000 faithful from all over West Bengal and nearby dioceses of Dumka and Purnea.