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St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, formally the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, is the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Southwark, which covers the London boroughs south of the Thames, the county of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority.
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St George's Cathedral has a well-established musical tradition, with a diversity of styles represented at the different Masses, ranging from congregational hymns and Mass settings at the 10am Family Mass sung by the Cathedral Consort youth choir, through plainsong and polyphony at the 12pm Solemn Mass sung by the Cathedral Choir.
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Canon Richard Hearn RIP
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It is with profound sorrow that we relay the sad news that our Cathedral Dean, Canon Richard Hearn, died following a short illness.

A stunning Cathedral in the heart of the capital

We have a well-established musical tradition at the Cathedral

Welcome to St Georges Cathedral, Southwark

We are the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, which is the seat of the Archbishop of Southwark.

Whether this is your first visit, or you regularly come to this website, we hope that we are able to provide the information that you are seeking.

Latest News

In the News section you will find all the latest Cathedral news stories below, download the Sunday Newsletter or subscribe to a weekly email update.

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15.10.2021

Canon Richard Hearn – RIP

15.10.2021

Opening of the Synod on Synodality

08.10.2021

Canon Richard Hearn

18.09.2021

Latin American Mass

18.09.2021

Archbishop’s Certificate

11.09.2021

Holy Communion

04.09.2021

Welcome

04.09.2021

Cathedral Choirs

03.09.2021

Cathedral Cleaners

02.09.2021

Prayer and Pub Group

19.07.2021

Removal of Covid Restrictions

04.07.2021

Covid – A Place of Remembrance

We can be in touch both with you, and with far larger numbers of people than our predecessors could ever have imagined...
Canon Richard Hearn Cathedral Dean

The original cathedral building was designed by the great Victorian architect Augustus Pugin, and was considered the most important Catholic Church in England when it was built.
The History

In 1839 Fr Thomas Doyle bought part of St. George’s Fields, a site owned by the City of London, and engaged Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin as architect to design a new church.
The Building