St Paul’s Cathedral

The Bishop of London is housed in St Paul's Church, an Anglican cathedral in London. The mother church of the London Diocese is the cathedral. It is a Grade I listed building that is located atop Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London. The earliest church that was built here in AD 604 was dedicated to the apostle Paul. Sir Christopher Wren created the current building, which is a late 17th-century example of English Baroque architecture. Its construction, which was finished during Wren's lifetime, was a crucial aspect of the city's extensive reconstruction effort following the Great Fire of London. As the location of St. Paul's Cross and Paul's Walk, the previous Gothic cathedral (Old St. Paul's Cathedral), which was mostly destroyed in the Great Fire, served as a focal point for medieval and early modern London.

One of London's most well-known and recognizable landmarks is the cathedral. For more than 300 years, its dome has dominated the skyline, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches. From 1710 to 1963, it held the record for the tallest structure in London at 365 feet (111 meters). The dome is still one of the tallest on the entire planet. After Liverpool Cathedral, St. Paul's is the second-largest church structure in terms of square footage in the United Kingdom.

With four or five services every day, including Matins, Eucharist, and Evening Prayer or Choral Evensong, St. Paul's Cathedral is a busy place of worship. The cathedral also offers a number of unique services related to the City of London, its corporation, guilds, and organizations. Since it is London's biggest church, the cathedral also participates in numerous official occasions like the service honoring Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The cathedral typically welcomes visitors every day and has frequent organ recitals and other entertainment. Sarah Mullally is the Bishop of London. She was appointed in December 2017 and formally installed in office in May 2018.

Location: St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom
Years built: 1675–1710