Welcome Pilgrims of Hope!
Welcome to Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral, a designated Pilgrim Place for the 2025 Jubilee Year.
We invite you to visit this Jubilee year, pray, enjoy the art, architecture and music, and join us in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Please join with others in our Archdiocese and around the world on a journey of reflection, prayer and renewal in this 2025 Jubilee Year. May your journey here deepen your faith, inspire reconciliation and renew your spirit.
We look forward to welcoming you at St Patrick’s Cathedral this Jubilee Year.
Regular Mass times
Mon–Fri: 7am & 1pm*
Sat: 8am* & 6pm (Vigil Mass)
Sun: 8am, 9.30am, 11am** & 6pm
* These Masses are livestreamed via the Archdiocesan YouTube channel and the video player below.
** These Masses are livestreamed via the Archdiocesan YouTube channel and the video player below, and also televised on Community Channel C31 (Channel 44 on digital television).
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Weekdays: after 1pm Mass until 2.15pm in the Sacred Heart Chapel
Thu: 6.30pm (Six30 Holy Hour)
Reconciliation
Tue–Fri: 12 noon – 12:45pm (except on public holidays)
Thu: 6:30pm (most weeks)
Sat: after 8am Mass (except on public holidays)
Due to the liturgical life of the Cathedral, please see our parish newsletter bulletins for any changes to the above times.
Information for Jubilee 2025 pilgrims
Materials for visiting pilgrims, including pilgrim passports, are available at the main entrance to the Cathedral. Passports can be stamped at St Joseph’s Chapel.
Pilgrim groups are encouraged to attend the 7am or 1pm weekday Mass.
Pilgrim groups of 15 or more who intend to attend Mass are asked to contact the Cathedral parish office via email so the celebrant can acknowledge the group’s presence. Priests accompanying pilgrim groups and wanting to concelebrate Mass are asked to please contact the Cathedral parish office.
Information to help prepare for your visit, including the requirements for plenary indulgences, is available on the Jubilee page of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne website.
Events
Mass is broadcast live from St Patrick’s Cathedral each weekday at 1pm and on Sundays at 11am.
Location
Conveniently located in East Melbourne, adjacent to Melbourne’s central business district, St Patrick’s is a place of sanctuary, contemplation and worship for busy city workers and residents, as well as a beautiful place of historical and architectural significance for locals and visitors.
1 Cathedral Place, East Melbourne
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri: 6.30am–5.30pm (or later on days when a service is being held in the evening)
Sat & Sun: 7.30am–7.30pm
Transport and parking
Metered street parking is available in the area around the Cathedral. Secure undercover parking is available at the Park Hyatt.
The Cathedral is a short walk from Parliament Station, and the number 12 and 109 trams stop right in front (stop 11 on the corner of Albert and Gisborne Streets).
Dress code and behaviour
The Cathedral is a place of worship, and visitors are asked to observe a modest dress code with knees and shoulders covered, and to remove hats inside the Cathedral.
Access
Visitor access to the Cathedral may be restricted during weddings, adoration of the blessed sacrament, and special events. Please see the signage at the Cathedral.
Access ramps are available at each entrance to the cathedral. The best access for visitors using mobility aids is via the side entrance nearest the pilgrim path and Cathedral shop.
Photography
Visitors are asked to kindly refrain from taking photographs during Mass times and to be respectful of the space and privacy of those who are praying. Please contact the Cathedral parish office for any enquiries about commercial photography.
