The recent Synod of the Diocese of Melbourne endorsed a motion for the Diocese to create a Climate Change Climate Mitigation Officer. The motion which was put by the Dean of Melbourne, the Very Reverend Dr Andreas Loewe, was passed…
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Annual Seafarers Service returns to the Cathedral
Sunday 23 October marked the return of the Annual Seafarers Service to the Cathedral after two years of services held online. Representatives from the Royal Australian Navy, Merchant Navy, Master Mariners all took part in the service along with members…
Sermon • Archbishop Justin Welby
A sermon preached by the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Justin Welby DD, at St Paul’s Cathedral at Choral Evensong to mark the 175th Anniversary of The Diocese of Melbourne on the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost.…
Archbishop Justin Welby visits St Paul’s
We were delighted to host the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at a Provincial Choral Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. More than a thousand clergy, parishioners and representatives from…
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Melbourne
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon. Justin Welby DD, will visit St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne on Sunday 9 October, at 6.30pm, as part of his official visit to the Anglican Church of Australia. From 3-18 October,…
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II • 1926 – 2022
We give thanks for the long life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday 8 September BST, 2022. The Dean of Melbourne, Dr Andreas Loewe, said: “Queen Elizabeth has been a magnificent ambassador of the Christian faith.…
Statement by Melbourne Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier on the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Melbourne Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier today expressed his deep sadness and sense of loss at the death of Her Late Majesty, the Queen, saying Melbourne’s Anglicans will mourn her alongside all of Britain, the Commonwealth and people across the world.…
500 years of Luther’s September Testament 1522
Experts in history, theology and linguistics are set to present at a free symposium on Bible translation and the legacy of Martin Luther, taking place here at St Paul's Cathedral. The Moorhouse Symposium will mark 500 years of Luther’s September Testament 1522,…
Cathedral Deans meet in Western Australia
Australian Deans Conference discusses Covid-impact, calls for urgent Climate Crisis Action, and commits to continued collegiality in the light of threats to church unity Cathedral Deans of the Anglican Church of Australia met for their first in-person conference since the…
New Exhibition – Butterfield’s Vision
As part of Open House Melbourne (Sat 30 – Sun 31 July), the Cathedral will display an exhibition of large-scale reproductions of architect William Butterfield’s original drawings. Dating from 1878 to 1884, more than 150 drawings are part of the…