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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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The Cathedral Parish is a vibrant community, with many groups and organisations which you can join or support in other ways. The Cathedral also administers the Sacraments. Full details in this section of the website.
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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 11.30am Solemn Mass sung by the Cathedral Choir.
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Restarting of Public Worship
Welcome to St George’s Cathedral
Donate to St George's Cathedral
Music at the Cathedral

The Cathedral is open for public Mass with a special schedule:

A Stunning Cathedral in the Heart of the Capital

Here are some ways you can support the cathedral parish

We have a well-established musical tradition

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.

Today's Services

Mass times are different to normal - see Services page for daily times.

12:30Mass

This Sunday:

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Latest News

On the News pages you will find all the latest Cathedral news stories below, as well as the latest weekly Sunday Newsletter.

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01.08.2020

Face coverings from 8 August 2020

01.08.2020

Congratulations to Canon John O’Toole

31.07.2020

Restarting of Public Mass and Confessions

25.07.2020

Archbishop John Wilson Silver Jubilee

25.07.2020

Update: Fr Phil Andrews

17.07.2020

Catholic History Walks

17.07.2020

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mass Live Streamed

15.07.2020

Volunteers & Sunday Evening Mass

11.07.2020

Cathedral Clergy Appointment

09.07.2020

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mass Live Streamed

04.07.2020

Reflection for 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

29.06.2020

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mass Live Streamed

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