News & Newsletters
Welcoming Christ Removed for Renovation
The Welcoming Christ statue was removed from Canterbury Cathedral’s Christ Church Gate this morning in order for the next phase of The Canterbury Journey work to begin on the entrance to the Cathedral. read more...
Statement regarding University of Kent Honorary Degree ceremony, November 2019
Ann Furedi, Chief Executive Officer of bpas, and alumna of the University of Kent, was among those who received an honorary degree from the University at a ceremony hosted in Canterbury Cathedral on 22 November 2019. The event in question was nothing to do with the Diocese or the wider Church of England. read more...
Cathedral’s first Memory Tree is given blessing
Remember loved ones this Christmas on Canterbury Cathedral’s first Memory Tree. Located in the new Visitor Centre (next to Christ Church Gate), all are welcome to pop in throughout December to write a treasured memory on the labels provided to hang on the tree. read more...
Giving Tuesday: a global day of fundraising
Today (3 December 2019) is #GivingTuesday, a global campaign to encourage people to support charities at this festive time of year. This year we are using #GivingTuesday to promote Adopt-a-Stop, our campaign to ensure that the Cathedral’s Grand Organ can sing for future generations. read more...
New Organ Installed
The new Canterbury Cathedral Organ is now fully installed, with new pipes fitted on either side of the Quire set in the North and South Triforium spaces. The £4.2 million funding came from The Organ Project and donations from The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral. read more...
Your chance to walk on the Moon at Canterbury Cathedral
Walk on the moon in support of the Canterbury Diocese Advent Justice Appeal. Canterbury Cathedral will host the virtual reality installation for the first week of Advent (Monday 2 December to Friday 6 December) to share the experience of displacement. read more...
Bishop of Dover Installation
Celebrate the historic appointment of the Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin as the Bishop of Dover in a service at the Cathedral on Saturday 30 November 2019. Set to be a very special day for the Canterbury Diocese, people from across all its deaneries are invited to welcome Rose to her new role. This is a ticket only event. read more...
Become a Cathedral Chorister…
Auditions for new choristers to join in 2020 are to be held on Saturday 9 November 2019. Boys, now aged 7 or 8, who enjoy singing, are invited to try out for the choir. All of the 25 choristers attend St Edmund’s School in Canterbury and there are substantial scholarships available. read more...
Exclusive Book Launch ahead of Becket2020
Acclaimed academic and cathedral guide John Butler has released his latest book, The Relics of Thomas Becket— A True-Life Mystery, which dives headfirst into the ancient enigma of the fate and potential whereabouts of Becket’s bones. read more...
Copes for Canterbury taking inspiration from the past
Canterbury Cathedral are working to bring a medieval fragment of silk back to life by recreating 12th century fabric that once clothed the body of Archbishop Hubert Walter. read more...
Canterbury Cathedral Receives Bronze Eco-Church Award
Canterbury Cathedral is delighted to announce it has received a Bronze award as part of the Eco-Church initiative for environmental activities. As part of A Rocha UK’s scheme for churches in England and Wales the award is designed to establish caring for God’s earth as an integral part of everyday work and witness. read more...