Welcome to the website of the Roman Catholic
Cathedral Church of St. Mary, Newcastle upon Tyne. The Cathedral, a Grade
I listed building designed by Augustus Welby Pugin, is the Cathedral
Church of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle and is situated in
the heart of Newcastle's Grainger Town, opposite Newcastle Central
Station.
Cardinal
Hume Memorial Lecture
The 17th of June this year is the tenth anniversary of the death of Cardinal Hume.
To mark this, the fifth Cardinal Hume Lecture entitled George Basil Hume: A Monastic
Archbishop was given by His Eminence Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, on
Wednesday 17th June at 6.00pm.
In Celebration! Handel and Purcell
As part of the celebration of local composer Charles Avison's
Tercentenary 2009 and the 25th Anniversary of the Avison
Ensemble, a concert with the Ensemble and the Choir of Her
Majesty's Chapel Royal took place in the Cathedral on
Thursday 9th July.
The programme included anthems
by Handel and Purcell written specially for the Chapel Royal.
The programme also included an anthem by Charles Avison (previously
unheard in modern times due to a missing part) which had
been composed by Andrew Gant especially to complete the work
for this performance.
Year of the Priest
A Diocesan Mass to mark the beginning of the Year of the Priest
was celebrated in the Cathedral on Tuesday 7th July.
Ordination Masses
At 11.00am on Saturday 11th July (Diaconate) and Saturday 25th
July (Priesthood) there will be Ordination Masses celebrated
in the Cathedral. Please note there will be no 10.00am Mass on
these dates.
Cardinal
Hume Memorial Lecture 
