America Magazine: Catholics in Dublin now have a dedicated cathedral for first time in 500 years
Catholics in Dublin now have a dedicated cathedral for first time in 500 years
Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin announces the elevation of St. Mary's Pro Cathedral to formal cathedral status at a Mass to mark the bicentenary of the church's dedication in 1825 and the feast of ...
The data gives us insights into where visitors come from, diversity indicators, motivations for visiting and comms and marketing engagement. Individual cathedrals have used their individual reports to inform funding bids, exhibition evaluation and foreign language resource provision. The data allows AEC to do sector-wide analysis and benchmarking and to inform our national conversations.
Communications Support Project - We held our monthly comms drop-in this week. The last one of summer. Topics included CoE summer campaign with Flora who joined us from Church House, a joint DC/Cathedral comms conference, summer in our cathedrals, VJ Day plans, and the comms opportunities for those twelve cathedrals involved in the Opus Anglicanum.
Dear colleagues and friends, We started this week with a briefing from The Church Commissioners team on the outcomes of the TFWG decisions on funding for the next triennium. Whilst there is a budgeted increase in clergy stipends, there is concern that the differentials between cathedral and non-cathedral clergy will be lost, potentially meaning residentiary canons’ stipends will fall below ...
Summer 2025 Cathedrals have always recognised that art in all its forms can transcend language and reveal to us new ways of seeing and thinking thus opening us up to new dialogues in our sacred spaces. And it can touch new generations whose priorities and worldview will often be dierent from those who traditionally engage with cathedrals.
Manchester Cathedral and Our Cities Manchester Cathedrals Vision, is for the Development and Service to the Cities and Communities of Greater Manchester. As a bridge between Manchester and Salford, we need to be understood within the context of the 21st Century and the challenges which lay before us.
An introduction to Cathedral Governance The AEC’s Introduction to Cathedral Governance training sessions are primarily for those without previous cathedral experience – new members of cathedral Chapters, lay and ordained, newly appointed administrators/COO/CFOs, new residentiary canons and deans.
Recent failures in governance within the cathedral sector have highlighted that a cathedral is best placed to achieve its ambitions and aims if it has effective governance and the right leadership structures. Skilled and capable Chapter members will help a cathedral attract resources and put them to best use. Good governance enables and supports a cathedral’s compliance with relevant ...
After lunch we heard updates on the recent Cathedral survey, the findings of the pilot Project Narthex and an update on the TFWG decision on triennium funding for the next three years. financial sustainability of cathedrals. In short, historical underspend on fabric and capital works, means the structural deficit across the se
- Reserves are that part of a cathedral’s unrestricted funds that are freely available to spend on the cathedral’s purposes (free funds). Reserves tend to be resources that may be needed in the short to medium term so should be held either as cash or investments that can be readily realised as cash. Restricted funds fall outside the definition of reserves but the nature and amount of such ...
An introduction to Cathedral Governance The AEC’s Introduction to Cathedral Governance training sessions are primarily for those without previous cathedral experience – new members of cathedral …
Chapter Training – Introduction to Cathedral Governance Tues 24 February 2026 – St Martin’s House, Leicester Thursday 4 June 2026 – Hilton & Town Trust Rooms, Sheffield Cathedral Thursday 15 …
The regulations detail the application of the Charities SORP (FRS 102) to cathedral accounts and also provide for certain additional disclosures relevant in the context of cathedral accounting. The …
Every Church of England cathedral is deeply indebted to the many volunteers who contribute their time, skills, and enthusiasm to maintaining and enhancing the beauty of the building and supporting the …
Recent failures in governance within the cathedral sector have highlighted that a cathedral is best placed to achieve its ambitions and aims if it has effective governance and the right leadership structures. …
- Reserves are that part of a cathedral’s unrestricted funds that are freely available to spend on the cathedral’s purposes (free funds). Reserves tend to be resources that may be needed in the short to …
Art Galleries and Museums, Theatres and Cinemas, Concert Halls and platforms ofer spaces for profound encounters with beauty, playfulness, truth and tragedy. When a Cathedral commissions and …
Manchester Cathedral and Our Cities Manchester Cathedrals Vision, is for the Development and Service to the Cities and Communities of Greater Manchester. As a bridge between Manchester and Salford, …
A cathedral is the mother church of a diocese and the location of the bishop’s seat or cathedra. Cathedrals have a diverse history, and their number increased with the dissolution of monasteries in …
Summer 2025 Cathedrals have always recognised that art in all its forms can transcend language and reveal to us new ways of seeing and thinking thus opening us up to new dialogues in our sacred …
The regulations detail the application of the Charities SORP (FRS 102) to cathedral accounts and also provide for certain additional disclosures relevant in the context of cathedral accounting. The recommendations of the SORP are subordinate to any specific guidance provided under section 27(2) of the Cathedrals Measure 1999.
Every Church of England cathedral is deeply indebted to the many volunteers who contribute their time, skills, and enthusiasm to maintaining and enhancing the beauty of the building and supporting the community's daily life, worship, welcome, and outreach to visitors. Across the country, cathedrals attract thousands of volunteers from a wide variety of age groups and backgrounds. Many are ...
Art Galleries and Museums, Theatres and Cinemas, Concert Halls and platforms ofer spaces for profound encounters with beauty, playfulness, truth and tragedy. When a Cathedral commissions and curates an exhibition, artwork or performance it is inviting the public to see the work in sacred space, where the possibility of contemplation and surprise, even revelation is being courted and welcomed ...