Letter: Cathedral finances

WE wish to point out that St Chad's Cathedral has no shares, either in Lucas Varity, Rolls Royce or any other company, British or foreign. In fact, the St Chad's Cathedral Maintenance Fund only holds its head above water thanks to the weekly generosity of our own Mass congregation and to an annual collection held in all parishes of the Archdiocese of Birmingham on the first Sunday of the March each year. Our debt to the clergy and laity of the Archdiocese is enormous. Like most other cathedrals, our running costs continue to rise as our income falls.

The Rev PATRICK H DALY

Administrator