An extensive renovation of a Dubuque Cathedral is now complete.The Cathedral of St. Raphael is open after six months of interior renovations, finishing the last major phase of a $10 million improvement project at the Dubuque church. More than 200 workers lent their expertise to the cathedral’s nearly four-year-long restoration, consisting of campus and exterior improvements, including landscaping and fixing leaky roofs. A state grant covered approximately $1.8 million of the $10 million total and parishioners from across the archdiocese covered the rest. The years of work resulted in a rewarding Chrism Mass Tuesday afternoon, where priests across northeast Iowa renewed their vows at the cathedral.
