Leeds Cathedral and the Church of the Holy Rosary

A Welcome from the Dean of the Cathedral

Leeds Cathedral is one of the finest Catholic Cathedrals in England.

Dedicated to Saint Anne, the mother of Our Lady, the Cathedral is situated in the heart of Leeds city centre and contrasts with the surrounding new hotels and office blocks, The Light shopping centre, and the Victorian Town Hall.

The Cathedral is a place of silence and prayer which provides a refuge from the activity of one of Britain’s busiest cities. This atmosphere of peace has grown through the daily celebration of the Liturgy, and every afternoon there is silent Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. This sense of God’s peaceful presence is the Cathedral’s chief glory.

The Cathedral is part of the Parish of Mother of Unfailing Help which incorporates the Church of the Holy Rosary, Chapeltown.

I hope all visitors to Leeds will discover this great treasure of the Diocese and City of Leeds.

The Very Rev Canon Matthew Habron Cathedral Dean

A full timetable of Masses, Confessions, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the Rosary can be found below

First Sacraments Update: For those parents and carers of children in Years 3 – 6 in Primary School, please see the letter in the Downloads section with an update on the First Sacraments catechesis.

Registering to Attend Holy Mass:  Please remember that it is necessary to register your intention to attend Holy Mass by clicking above ‘REGISTER FOR MASS’ or via the Parish telephone 0113 2454545 (press 1 and follow the instructions).

Parish Stewards: I am very grateful to those who have responded to the appeal to be a Parish Steward. We need more volunteers; without your help we will struggle to continue to open for Mass. If you wish to help, or wish to find out more, please contact the Cathedral Dean and Parish Priest, Canon Matthew Habron,  at dean.cathedral@dioceseofleeds.org.uk 

Year of Saint Joseph (8th December 2020 to 8th December 2021): Pope Francis has declared a special year of Saint Joseph.  His Holiness is encouraging us to pray to Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church: “My beloved father, all my trust is in you.  Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain, and since you can do everything with Jesus and Mary, show me that your goodness is as great as your power.”  Look out for more details of how we will mark this Year and to read the Pope’s Letter: http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20201208_patris-corde.html

  The timetable for the celebration of Holy Mass and the other Sacraments  from Saturday 9th January 2021. 

Please check the weekly bulletin (Downloads on Home Page) for the most up to date information.  The following times may change at short notice.

Sunday Masses: Cathedral Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9.15am (note change of time), 11am & 6pm; Holy Rosary 10.30am

Weekday Masses: Cathedral Monday – Friday 12.30pm & 5.30pm, Saturday 12noon; Holy Rosary Friday 10.00am (Not on 8th January 2021)

Confessions: Cathedral Monday to Friday 12noon – 12.15pm & 4.45pm – 5.15pm;  Saturday 5.00pm – 5.30pm

Rosary: Cathedral Monday – Friday 12noon; Saturday 11.30am

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday, Tuesday and Friday only 3.15pm – 5.15pm

Live-streaming from Leeds Cathedral: Holy Mass on Sunday at 11.00am.  To participate online, please access the following YouTube channel: www.leedscathedrallive.org.uk  and it may also be accessed by clicking on the above image of the Cathedral.  To watch live-streamed weekday Masses from different Parishes across the Diocese, visit: www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/news

Online Giving: Please consider texting CHURCH LIVE to 70500 to contribute £5 to the Offertory of our Mother Church.

Online Parish Census In these days, we have become more aware than ever of the importance of keeping in touch with one another, especially as we are unable to gather together for Mass each Sunday. It has been a while since there was a parish census. A census enables us to keep up to date with parishioners and also to build up a database of those who wish to be kept informed about parish life by email. Please do take the time to complete the census. An online version is available here.

Covid-19 Updates from the Diocese and Bishop Marcus

For up to date information from the Diocese re COVID-19 please click on the following link:

https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/cessation-of-public-masses-in-the-diocese-of-leeds/