Cathedral Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8.30am – 6pm
Saturday: 9am – 4pm
Sunday: 7:30am – 7pm
Public Holidays: 10am – 4pm
Regular Services at St Paul’s
Sundays: 8am, 9am, 10:30am, 1pm (Mandarin language service), 6pm
Weekdays: 12:15pm, 5:10pm
Saturdays: 12:15pm
Image: Matt Irwin
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)
1pm – Mandarin Service 華語崇拜
6pm – Choral Evensong (Book of Common Prayer)
我們中文堂會是由我們的溫裕興法政牧師帶領。
我們中文堂會每個星期日下午一點正以普通話崇拜。我們熱誠歡迎你的到訪和參與崇拜。
Our Mandarin congregation is led by our Canon Missioner, Revd Canon Robert Vun.
Our Chinese congregation worships every Sunday at 1.00 pm in Mandarin. We warmly welcome you to visit and worship with us.
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.
Baptism is a sacrament where God is at work, an outward and visible sign of the inward and invisible action in which God engages, as the person being baptised makes promises in the way that they seek to live and are then washed
in the waters of baptism. This marks the beginning of a new relationship with God and the person who has been baptised.
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.
Click above to take our virtual tour of the cathedral.
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.
4.30pm Sunday 22 September 2019 followed by 6pm Evensong. The Cathedral Singers lead unaccompanied worship in song for all to join. Director of Music, Philip Nicholls will lead a workshop on unaccompanied song to resource and encourage those who want to sing…
Saturday 21st September 8am to 9am Meditation in St Paul’s Cathedral Led by flautist Megan Kenny and Bishop Philip Huggins. Light a candle for peace
Denis Tian Yue Tang is a Chinese student member of our Mandarin congregation. He was recently baptised, and told our Canon Missioner, the Revd Canon Robert Vun, the story of how he came to faith: ‘Faith of my (grand) Fathers’…
Concern about Climate Crisis impact on Cathedral Cities, Growth of Cathedral Ministries, Visible Recognition of First Nations People Deans from across the Anglican Church of Australia met in Brisbane at the invitation of Senior Anglican Dean, The Very Revd Dr…
Run Melbourne: Sunday 28th July 2019 View the 2019 Run Melbourne Road Closures Map. The below information is for the Docklands and CBD precinct. Some residents of Docklands area will be land-locked by runner flow between 6:50am and 8:10am. Please see…
Canon Dr Paula Gooder, Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral London and well known New Testament Scholar will be our Guest Preacher on Sunday 4 August at our 10.30am Choral Eucharist. On that day, we will also mark Hiroshima Peace Day…
