New Canon Chancellor and Vice Dean announced

Bishop Jonathan has announced that the Rev Harriet Neale-Stevens has been appointed as Canon Chancellor and Vice Dean of Portsmouth Cathedral.

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Portsmouth Cathedral welcomes funding boost from the Cathedral Music Trust

Nearly £450,000 has been distributed nationally to enable choirs to expand their work with musicians and young people.

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A bold and welcoming new look for Portsmouth Cathedral

We are excited to reveal our new brand identity, which marks an important milestone in the history of Portsmouth Cathedral! We have spent the last eight months refreshing and redesigning our visual identity,

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Weekly Notices | 6 June 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Weekly Notices | 28 May 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Weekly Notices | 21 May 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Weekly Notices | 14 May 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Weekly Notices | 7 May 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Weekly Notices | 23 April 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Weekly Notices | 16 April 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Weekly Notices | 9 April 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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What is the significance of the lamb in the window?

Can you see the Lamb on the left-hand side if this window? Can you see the flag he is carrying? The Lamb and flag has been used as an Easter image for many centuries.

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What can be seen in the East Window?

At the centre of the East window is a picture of Jesus risen from the dead above a smaller picture of Jesus on the cross. In between an angel holds a banner with the words 'Behold I am alive for evermore'.

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What is a Paschal Candle?

The Easter Candle is first lit each year at the Easter Vigil, the first of our Easter services celebrating the resurrection on Jesus. The light shines out in the dark cathedral as we remember how, in Jesus, God brings light out of darkness and life out of death.

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May Market at Portsmouth Cathedral - Trader applications now open!

We are delighted to be running our first market of the year on Monday, 29 May. We are looking for local creatives, crafters and makers who would like to trade at this market.

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Opening times for Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

Please note the Cathedral offices will be closed on Good Friday (7 April) and Easter Monday (10 April). The offices will re-open on Tuesday, 11 April 2023.

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New interim team rector for Newport and Carisbrooke

Bishop Jonathan has appointed an experienced priest to be interim team rector of Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe.

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Weekly Notices | 2 April 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Revision of Electoral Roll

As the Cathedral reviews our governance and operations in preparation for our registration as a charity under the new Cathedrals Measure, Chapter, following professional advice, we have taken the decision to place lay safeguarding responsibility under the care of Liz Hastings, the Cathedral’s designated professional safeguarding lead. 

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What is an Easter Garden?

On Good Friday, we are inviting people of all ages to join us in making an Easter Garden, which will form a focal point in the Cathedral during the season. But what is an Easter Garden?

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