Welcome to Exeter Cathedral's Website

We  hope this site will give you an insight into the gentle beauty of this amazing cathedral, tucked away in the equally beautiful south-west corner of England.  We hope it will also show something of the life of the Cathedral and its various communities.

Founded in 1050, it was established to provide support for the Bishop of Exeter in his ministry and mission across Devon, and to be a community of prayer, and christian worship.  It is the symbolic focus of the Bishop's centeredness in the life of the Diocese, and the home of his ‘cathedra' (his seat or throne).  All involved in its life seek to reflect the love of God revealed in the eternal community of the Trinity:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Cathedral building, dedicated to Peter, one of Jesus' earliest followers and the model for all subsequent bishops, is the finest example of Decorated Gothic architecture in any Cathedral.  The building itself proclaims something of the beauty and holiness of God.  To see it on a day when the sun streams through its windows is breathtaking.

Via the links above you can access different aspects of our life and a tour of the building in pictures.  You may also be interested in the Cathedral's DEVELOPMENT PLAN which we have been working on over the last year.  It is intended to help the Chapter (responsible for the life of the Cathedral on behalf of the Bishop) prioritise the issues it wants to address over the next few years, and is therefore primarily an in-house tool.  However the Plan includes a general Introduction, a summary of ‘What we are about' (the Mission Statement we agreed in 2006), a section linking our mission with the Development Plan and the Plan itself.  To view the plan click here.

We hope that this website taster will give you a glimpse of its glories and of our common life here, and that this will inspire you with a desire to come and see us in reality.

Jonathan Meyrick

On behalf of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter

August 2009

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