About Belfast Cathedral
The historic Cathedral Church of St Anne in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter holds daily and Sunday Services and welcomes visitors from all over the world
Belfast Cathedral Description
The Dean and the community of Belfast Cathedral invite you to visit this beautiful building which has stood for more than 100 years as a place of Christian worship in the heart of the city.
The Cathedral boasts many fine works of art, including mosaics by the Martin sisters, stonework by Rosamund Praeger and Morris Harding, stunning stained glass, marble tiling, carved woodwork and delicate needlework, including the handcrafted Titanic Pall.
Visitors are welcome from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, and 1pm to 3pm on Sundays. A modest charge applies and this includes either a Visitors Guide or self-guided Audio Tour, both available in 8 languages.
Services take place four times daily. The Cathedral has a number of fine choirs including the recently formed Girls’ Choir and the new Boys’ Choir, and from March 3 2015 offers Evensong every weekday in term time except Saturday. St Anne’s is governed by the Church of Ireland’s Safeguarding Trust policy and its Safeguarding Trust Panel is made up of Dean John Mann, Danielle Barr and Roger Cromie.
St Anne’s is the Cathedral for the City of Belfast, and there is no entry charge for services or for private prayer.
More detailed information on all aspects of the Cathedral can be found on our website www. belfastcathedral.org.
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This Sunday, August 12, we welcome the Choir of Bangor Abbey who will sing at Eucharist at 11am and Evensong at 3.30pm. Please join us. Learn more at https://bit.ly/2npTQeQ
The Choir of Bangor Abbey will sing in St Anne’s Cathedral at both the 11am Eucharist and 3.30pm Evensong on Sunday August 12. Everyone is very welcome to join us at these services.
Music to be sung is as follows:
... Eucharist Introit, Lloyd “View me, Lord” Service, Shephard, “Wiltshire Service” Psalm 130 Stone, “Lord’s Prayer” Motet, Thiman, “Draw night and take the Body of the Lord”
Evensong Smith responses Noble, Mag & Nunc b minor Anthem, Stanford, “O for a closer walk”
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Some dates for your diary - announcing our 2018 Autumn Talks programme.
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The Young People's Choir of Blackburn Cathedral singing Choral Evensong earlier this evening. The choir will be back for a concert at 1.30pm tomorrow, Eucharist at 11am on Sunday, and an organ recital at 3pm on Sunday which is followed by Choral Evensong at 3.30pm. Music not to be missed.
Please join us at 5.30pm today for what will be a wonderful Choral Evensong with the Young People's Choir of Blackburn Cathedral.
The Cathedral's beautiful Good Samaritan window.
Learn more about the Cathedral's most recent textile commissions in an exhibition staged by artists Wilma Kirkpatrick and Helen O'Hare as part of the Northern Ireland Linen Biennale. You will find it adjacent to the beautiful Titanic Pall. More information >> https://bit.ly/2JXKwYi
Choral Evensong with the Young People's Choir of Blackburn Cathedral this Friday (July 27) at 5.30pm. All welcome.
We are looking forward to this weekend’s visit by The Young People’s Choir of Blackburn Cathedral, who will sing for us at services on Friday evening and on Sunday, and also give a concert and an organ recital. All the details at https://bit.ly/2LAUxzE Please join us for what is sure to be a wonderful weekend of music!
Dean Stephen Forde and the Rev Ian Mills invite you to step in anytime today for a coffee and a bun and help us to help Samaritans in the vital work they carry out locally.
Join us this weekend as we welcome Blackburn Cathedral's Young People's Choir for an exciting programme of services and performances.
Blackburn Cathedral's Young People's Choir is made up of former boys from the Cathedral Choir whose voices have changed and a top line of girls, many of whom also sing in the Girls' Choir. The YPC sings at the 9am Parish Eucharist every Sunday, as well as singing services and concerts at various times of the year in other churches around the B...
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Today we are raising money for the Samaritans #thebiglisten event! Please call in and make a donation, big or small. All money the Cathedral receives today through admission fee or donation will go directly to the samaritans #makeadifference #mentalhealthsupport
Mental Health support is something we are taking very seriously and the lack of funding available is having a catastrophic impact on our country. The Cathedral would like to step up and help in any way that we can. And so, next Tuesday 24th July, on the day of the Samaritans UK-wide Big Listen Event, any money the Cathedral receives on the day will be donated to the Samaritans. We want to get as many people involved as possible. Please call into the Cathedral next Tuesday,ma...ke a donation, bring some buns or eat some buns, help us raise money for a charity who can help vulnerable people. Our 'Messages of Hope' are now featured along the railings of the Cathedral. If you would like to add your message please leave it at our welcome desk and we will attach it for you. Take pics and share on social media. Spread the word and join us next Tuesday for a great cause. Thank you!
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JOB OPPORTUNITY!! We are recruiting for a Visitor Welcome Assistant (part-time - 6 months temporary position) Over the past few years, St Anne’s Cathedral has gained a growing reputation as a major tourist attraction in the City of Belfast. We’re offering the opportunity to get involved in an exciting and expanding team, to support us as we open our doors to visitors from Belfast and further afield. The role will require flexible working on a rotational basis between 9am – 5pm. To request an application form please contact admin@belfastcathedral.org http://www.belfastcathedral.org/home/staf f-vacancies/
It's a nail biting day for our friends across the water so we thought we would share this from Chelmsford Cathedral! Enjoy the next few days safely everyone! The Cathedral will be closed tomorrow, 12th July, reopening on Friday 13th July.
The July / August issue of the Cathedral Digest can now be read online on our website >> https://bit.ly/2unaFdc
Every day visitors from around the world - and from 'just down the road' - share thoughts on their time spent in St Anne's in our Visitors' Book. They are taken with the beauty and peace of this place of worship in the heart of Belfast. We invite you to call in and experience our Cathedral for yourself. Learn more at https://bit.ly/2Jc6Jl1
The Cathedral will be closed on Thursday July 12. There will be no services on this day. We will reopen to visitors on July 13.
We kept building with knowledgeable guides.
We had a very friendly welcome at the door from a charming gentleman who gave us information about the cathedral.
The church is very beautiful with lovely mosaics. The audio tour is interesting and worth the money. Staff were friendly
Our wonderful family lives and loves Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster.
Love it here so amazing. I get such a lovely feeling as I walk through the doors ��
I love the Cathedral. Prayers of healing plus the best choir in the UK in my opinion make it a perfect spot. And I have been there to testify how good the choir is. :)
Great night in the Cathedral with New Irish Choir and Orchestra. Superb venue!
Great change of venue for the concert by The Handsome Family. The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is without doubt the best festival now in Belfast. Well done to them and the Cathedral authorities for an excellent night.
Excellent reception, very friendly and knowledgeable staff! I thoroughly enjoyed the visit �
Enjoyed visiting this lovely Cathedral back in 2013. Docents really made me feel welcome.
Beautiful cathedral, lots to view and staff are great. My husband used to be a choirister here 25+ years ago so he loved revisiting and sitting in his old seat. Stunning building and excellent for concert/conference we were attending
Always love the Cathederal.... take time to be quiet ... take time to look at the windows ... take time to walk around and take a seat ... take time to hear God speak
A great cathedral lovely place to visit. Lovely to see the memorial chapel. Seeing the prayer written by the pow in Chinese pow camp in Korea was very moving. Would highly recommend a visit if your in Belfast
A besuutiful building both outside and inside. I have been there several times and have always found the staff both helpful and friendly
Very special venue and the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable not religious myself but well worth the visit
Interesting Church, but never heard and saw a Church they want Money from the visitors!
Handsome Family were in great form - but don't think the venue did them any favours...
Ive visited the Cathedral a few times recently but yesterday we were shocked to be asked to pay £5 each to visit when previously it had always been free!! �
Weast coast cooler flags outside while walking the dog last night, dolls wearing very little all over the Facebook ... tomorrow a wine dinner
Is this a place of worship or a nightclub! Shame on you
We kept building with knowledgeable guides.
We had a very friendly welcome at the door from a charming gentleman who gave us information about the cathedral.
The church is very beautiful with lovely mosaics. The audio tour is interesting and worth the money. Staff were friendly
Our wonderful family lives and loves Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster.
Love it here so amazing. I get such a lovely feeling as I walk through the doors ��
I love the Cathedral. Prayers of healing plus the best choir in the UK in my opinion make it a perfect spot. And I have been there to testify how good the choir is. :)
Great night in the Cathedral with New Irish Choir and Orchestra. Superb venue!
Great change of venue for the concert by The Handsome Family. The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is without doubt the best festival now in Belfast. Well done to them and the Cathedral authorities for an excellent night.
Excellent reception, very friendly and knowledgeable staff! I thoroughly enjoyed the visit �
Enjoyed visiting this lovely Cathedral back in 2013. Docents really made me feel welcome.
Beautiful cathedral, lots to view and staff are great. My husband used to be a choirister here 25+ years ago so he loved revisiting and sitting in his old seat. Stunning building and excellent for concert/conference we were attending
Always love the Cathederal.... take time to be quiet ... take time to look at the windows ... take time to walk around and take a seat ... take time to hear God speak
A great cathedral lovely place to visit. Lovely to see the memorial chapel. Seeing the prayer written by the pow in Chinese pow camp in Korea was very moving. Would highly recommend a visit if your in Belfast
A besuutiful building both outside and inside. I have been there several times and have always found the staff both helpful and friendly
Very special venue and the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable not religious myself but well worth the visit
Interesting Church, but never heard and saw a Church they want Money from the visitors!
Handsome Family were in great form - but don't think the venue did them any favours...
Ive visited the Cathedral a few times recently but yesterday we were shocked to be asked to pay £5 each to visit when previously it had always been free!! �
Weast coast cooler flags outside while walking the dog last night, dolls wearing very little all over the Facebook ... tomorrow a wine dinner
Is this a place of worship or a nightclub! Shame on you
We kept building with knowledgeable guides.
We had a very friendly welcome at the door from a charming gentleman who gave us information about the cathedral.
The church is very beautiful with lovely mosaics. The audio tour is interesting and worth the money. Staff were friendly
Our wonderful family lives and loves Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster.
Love it here so amazing. I get such a lovely feeling as I walk through the doors ��
I love the Cathedral. Prayers of healing plus the best choir in the UK in my opinion make it a perfect spot. And I have been there to testify how good the choir is. :)
Great night in the Cathedral with New Irish Choir and Orchestra. Superb venue!
Great change of venue for the concert by The Handsome Family. The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is without doubt the best festival now in Belfast. Well done to them and the Cathedral authorities for an excellent night.
Excellent reception, very friendly and knowledgeable staff! I thoroughly enjoyed the visit �
Enjoyed visiting this lovely Cathedral back in 2013. Docents really made me feel welcome.
Beautiful cathedral, lots to view and staff are great. My husband used to be a choirister here 25+ years ago so he loved revisiting and sitting in his old seat. Stunning building and excellent for concert/conference we were attending
Always love the Cathederal.... take time to be quiet ... take time to look at the windows ... take time to walk around and take a seat ... take time to hear God speak
A great cathedral lovely place to visit. Lovely to see the memorial chapel. Seeing the prayer written by the pow in Chinese pow camp in Korea was very moving. Would highly recommend a visit if your in Belfast
A besuutiful building both outside and inside. I have been there several times and have always found the staff both helpful and friendly
Very special venue and the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable not religious myself but well worth the visit
Interesting Church, but never heard and saw a Church they want Money from the visitors!
Handsome Family were in great form - but don't think the venue did them any favours...
Ive visited the Cathedral a few times recently but yesterday we were shocked to be asked to pay £5 each to visit when previously it had always been free!! �
Weast coast cooler flags outside while walking the dog last night, dolls wearing very little all over the Facebook ... tomorrow a wine dinner
Is this a place of worship or a nightclub! Shame on you
We kept building with knowledgeable guides.
We had a very friendly welcome at the door from a charming gentleman who gave us information about the cathedral.
The church is very beautiful with lovely mosaics. The audio tour is interesting and worth the money. Staff were friendly
Our wonderful family lives and loves Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster.
Love it here so amazing. I get such a lovely feeling as I walk through the doors ��
I love the Cathedral. Prayers of healing plus the best choir in the UK in my opinion make it a perfect spot. And I have been there to testify how good the choir is. :)
Great night in the Cathedral with New Irish Choir and Orchestra. Superb venue!
Great change of venue for the concert by The Handsome Family. The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is without doubt the best festival now in Belfast. Well done to them and the Cathedral authorities for an excellent night.
Excellent reception, very friendly and knowledgeable staff! I thoroughly enjoyed the visit �
Enjoyed visiting this lovely Cathedral back in 2013. Docents really made me feel welcome.
Beautiful cathedral, lots to view and staff are great. My husband used to be a choirister here 25+ years ago so he loved revisiting and sitting in his old seat. Stunning building and excellent for concert/conference we were attending
Always love the Cathederal.... take time to be quiet ... take time to look at the windows ... take time to walk around and take a seat ... take time to hear God speak
A great cathedral lovely place to visit. Lovely to see the memorial chapel. Seeing the prayer written by the pow in Chinese pow camp in Korea was very moving. Would highly recommend a visit if your in Belfast
A besuutiful building both outside and inside. I have been there several times and have always found the staff both helpful and friendly
Very special venue and the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable not religious myself but well worth the visit
Interesting Church, but never heard and saw a Church they want Money from the visitors!
Handsome Family were in great form - but don't think the venue did them any favours...
Ive visited the Cathedral a few times recently but yesterday we were shocked to be asked to pay £5 each to visit when previously it had always been free!! �
Weast coast cooler flags outside while walking the dog last night, dolls wearing very little all over the Facebook ... tomorrow a wine dinner
Is this a place of worship or a nightclub! Shame on you
We kept building with knowledgeable guides.
We had a very friendly welcome at the door from a charming gentleman who gave us information about the cathedral.
The church is very beautiful with lovely mosaics. The audio tour is interesting and worth the money. Staff were friendly
Our wonderful family lives and loves Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster.
Love it here so amazing. I get such a lovely feeling as I walk through the doors ��
I love the Cathedral. Prayers of healing plus the best choir in the UK in my opinion make it a perfect spot. And I have been there to testify how good the choir is. :)
Great night in the Cathedral with New Irish Choir and Orchestra. Superb venue!
Great change of venue for the concert by The Handsome Family. The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is without doubt the best festival now in Belfast. Well done to them and the Cathedral authorities for an excellent night.
Excellent reception, very friendly and knowledgeable staff! I thoroughly enjoyed the visit �
Enjoyed visiting this lovely Cathedral back in 2013. Docents really made me feel welcome.
Beautiful cathedral, lots to view and staff are great. My husband used to be a choirister here 25+ years ago so he loved revisiting and sitting in his old seat. Stunning building and excellent for concert/conference we were attending
Always love the Cathederal.... take time to be quiet ... take time to look at the windows ... take time to walk around and take a seat ... take time to hear God speak
A great cathedral lovely place to visit. Lovely to see the memorial chapel. Seeing the prayer written by the pow in Chinese pow camp in Korea was very moving. Would highly recommend a visit if your in Belfast
A besuutiful building both outside and inside. I have been there several times and have always found the staff both helpful and friendly
Very special venue and the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable not religious myself but well worth the visit
Interesting Church, but never heard and saw a Church they want Money from the visitors!
Handsome Family were in great form - but don't think the venue did them any favours...
Ive visited the Cathedral a few times recently but yesterday we were shocked to be asked to pay £5 each to visit when previously it had always been free!! �
Weast coast cooler flags outside while walking the dog last night, dolls wearing very little all over the Facebook ... tomorrow a wine dinner
Is this a place of worship or a nightclub! Shame on you