[2] In 1869, a priest, Fr Thomas Purcell would come from Aldershot, to say Mass for the local Catholic population in various people's houses.

For the next four years, Catholics would travel to St Joseph's Church, Aldershot for Mass.

In 1879, Lady Southwell gave a plot of land, the present site, for the construction of St Tarcisius Church.

[3] In 1906, Fr Patrick Twomey came to Camberley and started to plan to build a new permanent church.

On 12 September 1923, the foundation stone of the church was laid by the Bishop of Southwark, Peter Amigo.

The original pews, made of oak, that were installed when the church was built, are still present.