Welcome to
Coventry Cathedral
General Visiting times for New Cathedral & Ruins
News & Updates
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Coventry Cathedral offers our warmest congratulations and prayers for…
3 Oct — Coventry Cathedral offers our warmest congratulations and prayers for Bishop Sarah Mullally as she prepares to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury. We are delighted that the Church of England and wider Anglican…
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Dean John Witcombe announces he will retire next year
21 Sep — The Very Reverend John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry has announced that he is to retire on May 31st 2026. Dean John has held the position since January 2013, and will have served 42 years in ordained ministry. During…
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Coventry Cathedral statement on Gaza
24 Jul — We are horrified by the actions of the Israeli Government as they carry out collective punishment of Palestinians for the heinous, unjustified crimes of Hamas on 7 October 2023. We cannot be silent in the face of the…
A welcome message from the Dean
Healing wounds. Living with difference. Building justice and peace.
As a global leader in Christian reconciliation, we show that journeys of transformation from darkness to light, aren’t just possible. They happen here, every day. We invite you to visit us and experience them.
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Raising £2 million to refurbish the Cathedral’s magnificent organ
Please help us reach our goal
Live streaming
Join us for Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer services are live-streamed every week day at 8.30 am and the Litany of Reconciliation at 12 noon.
You can find out more and watch our live-stream services on Facebook here, which is also where you will find most of our broadcasts from the recent past.
“We are trying to banish all thoughts of revenge. We are going to try to make a kinder world.”
From Provost Howard’s 1940 broadcast, made from the Ruins on Christmas Day, six weeks after the Blitz.
Find us
We are right at the heart of Coventry
We're 100m from the bus station and 300m from the multi-story car park at Salt Lane CV1 2GY. Once on foot, head for Cuckoo Lane for the best entrance into the Ruin. Especially on your first visit, it’s always best to enter the New Cathedral, via the Ruin.
