The bell tower reaches to a height of 154 feet and contains 50 bells, ranging in size from 18 pounds to nearly a ton.
 Forty-nine of the bells were fabricated by Verdin Bells & Clocks.
 One bell was salvaged from the original Holy Name of Jesus Chapel which once stood on the same property as the Cathedral.
They were blessed by Bishop Burbidge in November 2016 and were installed the week of April 17, 2017.
A cross with a decorative flag tops the tower, which also includes a decorative balustrade, engaged Corinthian columns and moldings, rustication of the brickwork, and quoins along the tower's corners.

Five of these bells have been inscribed with the mottos of the five bishops of the diocese of Raleigh.

The inscriptions are:
"Emitte Spiritum Tuum" (Send forth thy spirit) - Most Reverend William J. Hafey, First Bishop of Raleigh
"Omnia Omnibus" (All things to all men, from 1 Corinthians 9:22) - Most Reverend Eugene J. McGuinness, Second Bishop of Raleigh
"Omnia Per Mariam" (All through Mary) - Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters, Third Bishop of Raleigh
"To serve, not be served" - Most Reverend F. Joseph Gossman, Fourth Bishop of Raleigh
"Walk humbly with God" - Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Fifth Bishop of Raleigh
The bell tower reaches to a height of 154 feet and contains 50 bells, ranging in size from 18 pounds to nearly a ton.  Forty-nine of the bells were fabricated by Verdin Bells & Clocks.  One bell was salvaged from the original Holy Name of Jesus Chapel which once stood on the same property as the Cathedral. They were blessed by Bishop Burbidge in November 2016 and were installed the week of April 17, 2017. A cross with a decorative flag tops the tower, which also includes a decorative balustrade, engaged Corinthian columns and moldings, rustication of the brickwork, and quoins along the tower's corners.
Five of these bells have been inscribed with the mottos of the five bishops of the diocese of Raleigh.
The inscriptions are:
"Emitte Spiritum Tuum" (Send forth thy spirit) - Most Reverend William J. Hafey, First Bishop of Raleigh
"Omnia Omnibus" (All things to all men, from 1 Corinthians 9:22) - Most Reverend Eugene J. McGuinness, Second Bishop of Raleigh
"Omnia Per Mariam" (All through Mary) - Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters, Third Bishop of Raleigh
"To serve, not be served" - Most Reverend F. Joseph Gossman, Fourth Bishop of Raleigh
"Walk humbly with God" - Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Fifth Bishop of Raleigh
Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina)