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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 Southwark Singing Programme.
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Archived News

Please note some of the information in older stories may now be out of date. Please see the latest news here.

24.11.2022

Christmas Concert

Award-winning chamber choir The Purcell Singers will be giving a Christmas Concert in the Cathedral on Saturday 17 December at 7.30pm, conducted by Jonathan Schranz, the cathedral Director of Music. Read more

21.11.2022

First Holy Communion 2023

Our First Holy Communion programme will start in January 2023. If your child is in year three at primary school, they are eligible. Read more

21.11.2022

Confirmations 2023

Our Confirmation programme will start in February 2023. If your child is in year 9 (or above) at school, they are eligible. Read more

19.11.2022

Adoration - changes

See below for changes to Adoration on the 25th and 26 November Read more

05.11.2022

Remembrance Sunday - 13 November

On Sunday 13 November we will remember with thanksgiving and sorrow those who gave their lives in war, praying for them and for all who, in bereavement or disability, continue to suffer because of war. Read more

04.11.2022

Archbishop’s Appeal

Archbishop’s Appeal: Second Collection - 13 November Read more

30.10.2022

November - Month of the Holy Souls (2022)

In November we are reminded to offer prayers for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Read more

29.10.2022

All Saints & All Souls

All Saints & All Souls Vespers and Mass times. Read more

29.10.2022

November indulgences for Holy Souls (2022)

In addition to the usual opportunities, in November it is possible to obtain plenary indulgences for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Read more

29.10.2022

Solemnity of the Dedication of St George’s Cathedral – 8 November

The Solemnity of the Dedication of St George’s commemorates the original consecration of the Cathedral in 1894, and is an opportunity for us to gather as a parish community and give thanks to God for this house of prayer. Read more