Cathedral Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8.30am – 6pm
Saturday: 9am – 4pm
Sunday: 7:30am – 7:30pm
Public Holidays: 11am – 3pm
Regular Services at St Paul’s
Sundays: 8am, 9am, 10:30am, 6pm
Weekdays: 12:15pm, 5:10pm
Saturdays: 10am (Mandarin language service), 12:15pm
Music plays an integral part in the worship of St Paul’s Cathedral. Since 1888, the Cathedral’s Choir of Boys and Men has been an important part of the musical life of our city. Since 2016, a new Choir of Girls, Women and Men shares in the musical leadership of our Cathedral. Three organists contribute to our rich musical tradition.
Sundays
8am – Said Eucharist (Book of Common Prayer)
9:00am – Family-Friendly Eucharist with Kids’ Corner (A Prayer Book for Australia)
10:30am – Choral Eucharist (A Prayer Book for Australia)
6pm – Choral Evensong (Book of Common Prayer)
Every Saturday at 10am, our Mandarin congregation meets for worship in Mandarin. Every second week, we celebrate Holy Communion.
Our Mandarin congregation is led by our Chinese Associate Priests, the Revd Rick Cheung and the Revd Jessica Cheung.
St Paul’s Cathedral is a magnificent venue for your wedding, located in the very heart of Melbourne. We are delighted that you are thinking of getting married here, and encourage you to make contact with our Cathedral staff to plan your marriage at St Paul’s.
St Paul’s Cathedral regularly runs courses for older children and adult enquirers to learn more about the Christian Faith, leading to baptism (admission to the Christian Faith) and confirmation (adult confession of the Christian Faith). We also prepare individual parents and godparents of infants for the baptism of their children at St Paul’s.
At St Paul’s we regularly celebrate the lives of those who have died, in the hope that funerals and memorial services may help the beginning of healing the wounds of grief. We do so in the belief in God, the source and giver of life.
Our vision is for St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne to be a place of transformation for our City and Diocese whereall people can come to experience and know God’s love in Christ Jesus.
Our Vision flows from the Cathedral’s position at the heart of our City and Diocese: our witness as an iconic symbol of faith for the people of Melbourne, and the home church of our Diocese.
2016 marked the 125th year since the Consecration of St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne.
St Paul’s stands at the very heart of the City of Melbourne. In style, it echoes the grand Cathedrals of Europe. Designed by distinguished English revival architect William Butterfield, the Cathedral is built in the neo-Gothic transitional style, partly Early English and partly Decorated. Many consider St Paul’s to be Butterfield’s final masterpiece.
St Paul’s Cathedral has been an integral part of Christian Melbourne since the city’s foundation: it stands on the site where the first public Christian services in Melbourne were led by Dr Alexander Thomson in 1836.
The Cathedral is open every day to pilgrims and visitors for worship, prayer and visiting. Many people come in to explore the wealth of history in the building, or to simply experience the quiet sanctity of this sacred space.
Visitors are welcome to obtain a $5 photo permit from the Cathedral Shop and take photographs for personal use during visiting hours, but photography is not permitted during services.
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At St Paul’s Cathedral, we are committed to extending our ministry beyond our regular congregations and towards those who need it most.
Migrants and refugees, children and senior citizens are just some of those we seek to reach and assist through our group programs, fundraising initiatives and social activism.
St Paul’s Cathedral Gift Shop stocks a wide range of gifts, handcrafts and devotional items, that make great souvenirs of a visit to St Paul’s.
This February, the Cathedral is delighted to be hosting ‘Danube & Beyond’, an exhibition of watercolours by associate priest Fr Ray McInnes, painted during a river cruise through central Europe in 2018. All are invited to attend the exhibition opening…
First Sunday of Christmas, Sunday 30 December 8.00am – BCP Holy Communion 9.00am – Family-style Sung Eucharist with Baptism 10.30am – Choral Eucharist No Evening Service. The Cathedral will close at 3pm. Equipment for the Melbourne New Year’s Eve celebrations…
For the comfort, safety and enjoyment of all attending St Paul’s Cathedral, please note the following Conditions of Entry: Cathedral Staff (or its representatives) reserve the right to manage access to the Cathedral via screening equipment/checks, including bag searches. Cathedral…
We are delighted that Archbishop Philip Freier will be ordaining 23 candidates as Priests in the Church of God at St Paul’s Cathedral on Saturday 24 November at 10.30am. The preacher will be the Rt Revd Lindsay Urwin OGS, Vicar…
The Cathedral Chapter have elected the Revd Canon Robert Yee Hin Vun as the inaugural Canon Missioner of St Paul’s Cathedral. Canon Vun currently is the Vicar of St Matthias’ Church, North Richmond and the Coordinator of Chinese Ministries in…
A Christmas tree made from the life-jackets of Syrian children is shown at St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne this festive season as a reminder of the plight of refugees the world over. Archibald-prize winning artist Ben Quilty and Mirra Whale created…
