The Cathedral Centre

This fine Georgian property is a grade two star listed building, adjacent to the Cathedral Church of St Martin and it was purchased in 1999 to act as a centre for the Cathedral and the Diocese. It is ideally placed on the main pedestrian flow to the City Centre and is already becoming Leicester Cathedral's shop door to the community.

This facility gives Cathedral space to accommodate the administration function, Chapter meetings and for the clergy to work as a Team to develop the Cathedral's ministry. With the additional benefit of a large conference room at the rear of the premises and kitchen facilities, visitors and pilgrims can be welcomed and receive appropriate hospitality. Regular bookings are in place for fostering and carers organisations and the large conference room is in use most days of the week.
Additionally, the centre provides facilities to interview and counsel those in need in privacy, a "Welcome Centre" for newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees, and a "Carer Centre" for Cancer sufferers and their families, the latter staffed by volunteers who have lived through the trauma of either having cancer personally or through a family member. Put simply the outreach of the Cathedral Church of St Martin has the ability and resources to serve the population as:

* The centre accessible for all pastoral care and counselling
* The point of first call for all in need of any kind, regardless of race or creed
* Spearheading the Church's role in the community regeneration in the City and the County and beyond
* A key promotion point for the Cathedral and the Diocesan development in partnership
* A meeting place for Church and Society, commerce, institutions, professions and community groups
* A resource for prayer, contemplation. spiritual nurture and education.

The Cathedral Centre was funded via the Millennium Appeal with major sponsorship from NEXT plc who gave considerable help on the refurbishment, and Kirby and West and the Duxbury Family in donations and work.  The Cathedral is extremely grateful for this valuable resource.

The Cathedral Centre was formally opened in summer 2001 by HRH The Princess Royal who was Patron of the Millennium Appeal.







 

Leicester Cathedral
The Cathedral Centre
21 St Martin's, Leicester. LE1 5DE
Telephone: 0116 248 7400  Fax: 0116 248 7470
Email: LeicesterCathedral@LecCofE.org