Timeline
- c.500: Original church built
- c.800: Church replaced with a stone structure
- c.1050: Attacked by pirates and left in ruins
- c.1080: Normans build nave and archway
- c.1200: Entrance chapel repaired
- 15th century: Tower and aisles built
- c.1650: Monuments damaged by Puritans
- 1819: Entrance chapel restored
- 1853: Full restoration
- 1854: The new St Woolos Cemetery opens 1 mile to the west of the cathedral
- 1869: Last burials in the old graveyard in the cathedral ground
- 1913: Full restoration and re-roofing
- 1922: Designated pro-Cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth
- 1949: Full Cathedral status
- 1962: Victorian Chancel replaced
- 1987: Choir Chapel refurbished
- 1997: Renovation of organ
- 2011: Roof renovation
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