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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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Music at the Cathedral

Cathedral is open for personal prayer. Public worship resumes 2 December:

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

Public worship resumes on 2 December. Cathedral opens for personal prayer at certain times - see Services page.

This Sunday:

2nd Sunday of Advent

Latest News

On the News pages 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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30.11.2020

Advent & Christmas Services 2020

30.11.2020

Supporting the Cathedral

27.11.2020

Celebrate Advent with CAFOD

27.11.2020

Advent services of Reflection & Reconciliation

27.11.2020

Reflection for the 1st Sunday of Advent

27.11.2020

2021 Confirmation Formation Programme

25.11.2020

First Sunday of Advent - Solemn Mass Live Streamed

23.11.2020

Update: Coronavirus Restrictions

19.11.2020

New: Weekly Newsletter Email

19.11.2020

Christ the King - Solemn Mass Live Streamed

14.11.2020

Grand Christmas Draw

13.11.2020

Reflection for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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