The Sacristy & Chapter Room This
is one of the oldest parts of the building.
Before becoming the sacristy of the present Cathedral it was the Chapel
of St Andrew built in 1825 by the first resident priest, Father William
Foley.
It was dedicated to St Andrew as this had been the name of the original
medieval Priory in the vicinity of which the Cathedral now stands.
The original altar still stands in the bay which is surmounted on the
outside by the stone statue of the Sacred Heart visible from Barrack
Road.
The choir stalls are from the Cathedral before the sanctuary was
reordered in 1998.
The sacristy is used for Mass on weekdays and as well as for meeting of
the Cathedral Chapter
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