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St George's Day Quarter Peal Attempt

Date online: 29 April 2014

St George is one of our patron saints and to celebrate St George's Day, the Cathedral bell ringers attempted a quarter peal attempt. A quarter peal on the ten Cathedral bells is in the region on ...

Capture the Cathedral Exhibition Launch

Date online: 29 April 2014

Capture the Cathedral Exhibition Launch

The Capture the Cathedral competition was a great success with over 200 photos submitted - thank you to everyone who entered. The standard of entries this year was very high and we would like to ...

Be a part of it – sponsor a pipe!

Date online: 23 April 2014

Be a part of it – sponsor a pipe!

The Cathedral is hoping to have a new organ, in a beautiful case, mounted on the screen and in the very centre of the building – designed to support both the choir and the congregation equally, for ...

Maundy Thursday Shoe Shine

Date online: 15 April 2014

Maundy Thursday Shoe Shine

The Cathedral Clergy shined the shoes of shoppers in Manchester Arndale on Maundy Thursday. The shoe shine idea has a serious message aiming to emulate Jesus washing the feet of his followers 2000 ...

Capture the Cathedral Results

Date online: 7 April 2014

Winner of the Something Different category and the Overall Winner

The Capture the Cathedral competition was a great success with over 200 photos submitted - thank you to everyone who entered. The standard of entries this year was very high and we would like to ...

Manchester Cathedral - Henry V and The Fun Lovin’ Criminals-A Backstage Tour - Tickets now on sale!

Date online: 17 March 2014

Manchester Cathedral - Henry V and The Fun Lovin’ Criminals-A Backstage Tour - Tickets now on sale!

What’s the link between Henry V, a Belgian Prima Donna, industrial- scale weddings and 007?Where in the city does Modern Manchester meet its medieval past? How does the Dean, Chapter and the ...

Sydney Nicholson Organ Scholarship

Date online: 11 March 2014

Syndey Nicholson Organ Scholarship

The Dean and Chapter are now inviting applications for the 2014-2015 Sydney Nicholson Organ Scholarship. The scholarship attracts an honorarium and also includes accomodation.Closing date for ...

The Booth Centre is moving!

Date online: 11 March 2014

The Booth Centre is moving!

On Monday 31 March 2014 the Booth Centre will no longer be based at Manchester Cathedral.The new location will be: Booth Centre, Edward Holt House, Pimblett Street, Manchester, M3 ...

Sponsor a Tile

Date online: 10 March 2014

The ‘Sponsor-a-Tile’ campaign is now ended. Thank you for your generous donations to the Development Project during the renovation of our under-floor heating system in 2013. The tile sponsorships ...

Manchester Cathedral becomes an accredited Living Wage Employer

Date online: 27 January 2014

Manchester Cathedral becomes an accredited Living Wage Employer

Manchester Cathedral has become one of the first Church of England cathedrals to become an accredited Living Wage Employer. The Living Wage is an hourly rate set independently and updated annually, ...

Lighting Project: Cathedral community consultation – January 2014

Date online: 27 January 2014

The Cathedral’s existing internal lighting system is in need of renewal and significant improvement.As part of the wider development plan for the Cathedral, the Dean established a Lighting ...

Food Tasting Event - Hosted by the Challenging Hate Forum

Date online: 15 January 2014

Food Tasting Event - Hosted by the Challenging Hate Forum

On Tuesday 21 January at 2pm, the Challenging Hate Forum, which meets monthly at Manchester Cathedral, is hosting a special public event to help raise awareness of hate crime as part of Hate Crime ...

Cathedral Rededication

Date online: 16 December 2013

Cathedral Rededication

On Sunday 8 December we celebrated the re-opening and rededication of the Cathedral. The rededication took place at the Sung Eucharist. This was preceded by a BBC Radio Manchester broadcast from ...

Prayer Vigil, Saturday 7 December 2013

Date online: 19 November 2013

Prayer Vigil, Saturday 7 December 2013

There will be a twelve hour prayer vigil ahead of the rededication of the Cathedral.If you wish to participate, please sign up for a thirty minute slot using the form on the table in the ...

Capture the Cathedral 2014 - only a few days left to enter!

Date online: 25 October 2013

Capture the Cathedral 2014

Following the success of the 2012 competition we are pleased to announce that the Capture the Cathedral competition will be repeated in 2014. We are inviting photographers of all ages to capture the ...

Minister for Civil Society visits Manchester Cathedral

Date online: 22 October 2013

Minister for Civil Society visits Manchester Cathedral

The Minister for Civil Society, the Hon Nick Hurd MP visited Manchester Cathedral on Tuesday 1 October 2013, to find out more about our unique back to work volunteer programme.Launched in April ...