Southwark Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral on the south bank of the River Thames, set in the heart of a changing and thriving community.
We hope that you will find here information about our life that will make you want to come along to visit us. If you do so you will be assured of a very warm welcome and you will encounter an oasis of peace and prayer.
Whoever you are, the community at Southwark Cathedral wants to welcome you. Explore these pages and come to share in our life and encounter the Living God who, in Jesus Christ, makes his home amongst us.
The Very Reverend Andrew Nunn
Dean
Southwark Cathedral takes the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously. Further information about how we promote a safer church can be found at our Safeguarding page here
Sunday 19 January saw the blessing of three Cross of Nails at Coventry Cathedral which included Southwark, Bergen Cathedral, and the Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity who all joined the Community of the Cross of Nails (CCN) network
2020 marks an important dual anniversary for the extraordinary figure of Thomas Becket. It will be 850 years since his dramatic murder on the 29 December 1170 in Canterbury Cathedral and 800 years since his body was moved on the 7 July 1220 from a tomb in the crypt of the Canterbury Cathedral into a glittering shrine
At the recommendation of our Unity Group, the Chapter of Southwark Cathedral has decided that the Cathedral should join the Community of the Cross of Nails (the CCN)
This Festival offers an opportunity to servers of all ages to give thanks for the privilege of serving God and church, to rededicate themselves to their ministry and to get to know others from across the diocese who exercise a similar ministry. You will also be able to join the Guild of Servers during the day
Discover the Cathedral by candlelight
“What greater gift than the love of a cat.” ― Charles Dickens