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.

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

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