News

Vacancy: Sub-Organist

Date online: 4 November 2014

The Chapter of Manchester Cathedral seeks to appoint a Sub-Organist from 1 March 2015. This full time, permanent position presents an exciting opportunity for an exceptional organist wishing to ...

Vacancy: Worship and Music Administrator

Date online: 4 November 2014

The Chapter of Manchester Cathedral seeks to appoint a Worship & Music Administrator from January 2015. This full time, permanent position presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced ...

Statement regarding Dean Waddington

Date online: 30 October 2014

Manchester Cathedral endorses the comments made today by our Bishop. We share his sadness that a former Dean of this cathedral allegedly abused children. We thank Archbishop Sentamu for setting up ...

Sponsor the Cathedral team!

Date online: 28 October 2014

Sponsor the Cathedral team!

The annual Manchester Sleepout takes place on Friday 7 November.Members of the Cathedral staff are sleeping outside the Cathedral to help raise money for the Booth Centre. The Booth Centre is a ...

New Winter Programme is now available!

Date online: 28 October 2014

Winter Programme

We have lots of new and exciting events coming up! Take a look at our new Winter programme for full details.The Winter programme can be viewed online. Alternatively, you can download the Winter ...

Manchester Cathedral awarded £225,000 from the First World War centenary cathedral repairs fund

Date online: 27 October 2014

Manchester Cathedral welcomes today’s announcement by Culture Secretary Sajid Javid of a £225,000 grant being awarded for replacing worn out lead roofing to our South Quire Aisle, Jesus Chapel and ...

Christmas at Manchester Cathedral

Date online: 21 October 2014

Christmas at Manchester Cathedral

There are a variety of services and concerts taking place during the month of December.Visit our events page for full details.

Handel's Messiah - tickets now available

Date online: 21 October 2014

Messiah - tickets now available

Manchester Cathedral Choir will be joining with The Secret Orchestra to perform Handel’s Messiah in Manchester Cathedral on Saturday 13 December at 7pm, under the direction of Christopher Stokes. ...

Education Officer Maternity Cover

Date online: 7 October 2014

Education Officer Maternity CoverSalary: £18,696 (£31,160 FTE) Contract: Part time (0.6 FTE), expected 12 months fixed term contract Manchester Cathedral’s Education Department was ...

Prayers for Alan Henning

Date online: 2 October 2014

Alan Henning: Isis hostage described as 'a big man with a big heart'Alan Henning, a local man from Salford was taken by gunmen after joining a group of Muslim friends on an aid convoy to Syria to ...

Results: Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition 2014

Date online: 2 October 2014

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition 2014 is Jo Bell with her poem ‘Infallible’. Jo takes the title of ‘Manchester Cathedral Poet of the ...

Manchester Sleepout 2014

Date online: 19 September 2014

Manchester Sleepout 2014

The annual Manchester Sleepout in aid of the Booth Centre takes place on Friday 7 November 2014.Some of the Cathedral staff have put together a team and will be participating in the sleepout. We ...

Lighting Design Feedback

Date online: 16 September 2014

Since the consultation earlier this year BDP have been working on a lighting design for the Cathedral. The concept design establishes key principles for the direction and levels of light in the ...

Design the official Cathedral Christmas Card - deadline extended!

Date online: 16 September 2014

We have extended the deadline for entry to the Design our Christmas card competition. Entries can be submitted until 4pm on Friday 3 October.We are hosting our first ever ‘Design our Christmas ...

Cathedral Office

Date online: 29 August 2014

The Cathedral staff will be on an away day on Friday 29 August. The Cathedral office will be closed and will reopen on Monday 1 September at 8.30am.The building will still be open to the public ...

The Cathedral Volunteer Programme

Date online: 28 August 2014

Manchester Cathedral is pleased to announce that Nesta and the Cabinet Office are supporting us to expand the Cathedral Volunteer Programme further.