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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 12pm Solemn Mass sung by the Cathedral Choir of choristers and lay clerks. There is also a Junior Choir for younger children and the Cathedral runs the new Southwark Singing Programme.
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Welcome to St George's 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, can download the Sunday Newsletter or subscribe to a weekly email update.

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20.05.2022

The Solemnity of the Ascension

14.05.2022

Our Sunday obligation

07.05.2022

St John Paul II Visit Anniversary

07.05.2022

Young Adults Group: Summer Series

06.05.2022

Annual Cathedral Marriage Mass

01.05.2022

A word of Easter thanks

30.04.2022

Priest Training Fund – 2nd Collection on 8 May

29.04.2022

Becoming Catholic

29.04.2022

“COME HOME”: returning to Mass

23.04.2022

Appointment of Tenor Lay Clerk

22.04.2022

St George’s Day Celebrations

21.04.2022

Annual Mass for Migrants

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