Welcome to Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral

People often ask 'Why "Metropolitan"?' One obvious answer is that Liverpool is fortunate enough to possess two mighty symbols of the Christian faith in the two Cathedrals which face each other at opposite ends of the aptly-named Hope Street. Both are dedicated to Christ: the Anglican one to Christ and the Blessed Virgin and the Catholic one to Christ the King, so it helps avoid confusion to refer to one as 'Liverpool Cathedral' and the other as 'The Metropolitan Cathedral.'

But the term "Metropolitan" indicates a wider remit than just Liverpool or indeed Merseyside, for this building is the seat (Greek 'Cathedra') of the Archbishop of Liverpool who is the spiritual leader of all the faithful of the Northern Province of the Catholic Church in England comprising seven dioceses in all.

We hope that your visit to our website will give you a flavour of the luminous beauty and spiritual atmosphere of this remarkable building and of the many ways in which, together with its Sister Cathedral, it bears witness to the Christian faith and serves the wider community in our City and region.

Rev Anthony O'Brien
Dean

This Site is normally updated once a week, but changes are made for special occasions.