We are delighted to announce the appointment of James Orford as our new Organist, from September 2024.

A new memorial plaque dedicated to humanitarian aid workers was unveiled during a ceremony in the Crypt of St Paul's Cathedral.

We've been shortlisted as a finalist for annual Schools Travel Awards, in recognition of inspiring work carried out by our Learning department.

On 9th September 2025, our historic bells rang out in memory of the 253 children lost to cancer each year in the UK, in a unique partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

27 July 2021

The Dean of St Paul’s, the Very Revd Dr David Ison, has announced his intention to retire in September 2022.
Dr David Ison will be 68, and will have served at the Cathedral for ten years. The Dean leads the Cathedral assisted by the Residentiary and Lay Canons, enabling Chapter to implement the agreed vision for St Paul's. Recruitment for the next Dean of St Paul’s will begin later this year.

Earlier this year, we launched our new heritage craft apprenticeship programme and shared plans for our upcoming Wren Centre of Excellence, a world-class training centre based at the Cathedral to secure the future of these skills and safeguard historic buildings for generations to come.

The Music Department of St Paul’s Cathedral is delighted to announce three new appointments. William Bruce has been appointed Artistic Director of Choral Partnerships from October 2023. Jeremiah Stephenson has been appointed Organ Education Lead and Alexander Knight has been appointed Organ Scholar from September 2023.

1 December 2021

50 Monuments in 50 Voices is a dazzling new project that showcases thoughtful, individual responses to 50 unique monuments at St Paul’s Cathedral from artists, poets, musicians, theologians and academics.