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	Sunday Services 09:00 - Holy Communion (CW) 10:00 - Morning Prayer (CW) 11:00 - Choral Eucharist (CW) 15:30 - Choral Evensong (BCP) Contact Us Birmingham Cathedral Colmore Row Birmingham B3 2QB Tel: 0121 262 1840 Fax: 0121 262 1860 Email Us

Saturday 6th September 2008

Welcome to the official website for Birmingham Cathedral. We are a community of Christians who meet for worship in the magnificent eighteenth-century Cathedral Church of St Philip, situated in the heart of the city of Birmingham.

Location

The Cathedral is situated in a beautiful square and recently-restored churchyard in the heart of Birmingham's administrative and business centre. It is very close to Snow Hill and New Street stations, and many buses stop very close to it. It is open and staffed every day of the year, welcoming all who come to pray, pause awhile, admire the internationally-famous stained-glass windows by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, enjoy the Cathedral's music, or join us for worship or one of the many other activities that take place here.

Practical Information
The Cathedral is open every weekday from 07:30 to 18:30 (17:00 from late July to early September, and 17:00 for one week after Christmas and one week after Easter Sunday), and at weekends from 08:30 to 17:00. Free visitors' guides are available in a range of European and world languages. The Cathedral Shop, situated just inside the main entrance, is open on most days from 10:30 to 15:30, and provides a range of books, gifts and souvenirs. Fair-traded tea and coffee are also served here to visitors.

Visit our worship page for further information about forthcoming events and services.

The Building
The church is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building of national importance. It was designed by Thomas Archer in the English Baroque style, and built between 1709 and 1715. It became a Cathedral in 1905 when the Diocese of Birmingham was formed. The word "cathedral" simply means the church that houses the chair of the bishop, and so is the central church of the diocese.