St George's Cathedral, Southwark

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St George's Cathedral, main entrance.

St George's Cathedral from St George's Road.

St George's Cathedral, Southwark is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Archdiocese of Southwark, South London. It should not be confused with the Anglican Southwark Cathedral.

The cathedral is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Province of Southwark which covers the Archdiocese of Southwark (all of London south of the River Thames including Kent and north Surrey) and the Dioceses of Arundel and Brighton, Portsmouth, and Plymouth.

The original cathedral was opened in 1848 as the first Catholic cathedral in England since the Reformation. It was designed by Augustus Pugin and badly bombed during World War II. The rebuilt cathedral was opened in 1958.

The cathedral has a fine established choral tradition, with a Cathedral Choir of boys and men which sings at the 11.30am Solemn Mass every Sunday and on major Feast Days, with a repertoire that encompasses Tudor Polyphony, Gregorian Chant, Baroque, and contemporary composers such as Arvo Part, John Tavener, William Mathias, and James Macmillan. The choir has also broadcast on Radio 4 and BBC 1 television in the UK and on BBC Prime around the world. The Girls' Choir sings at the 10am Mass on Sundays.

The cathedral is situated opposite the Imperial War Museum on Lambeth Road in London SE1 (on the corner with St George's Road). In Westminster Bridge Road, close by to the north, is St George's Cathedral Roman Catholic Primary School.

Each summer, the cathedral is used by London South Bank University for its degree day ceremonies.