2022 marks 1350 years since the death of our co-patron: Saint Chad. It’s appropriate that this should be the year that Chad’s shrine is reinstated at Lichfield Cathedral.
We pray that the new shrine will become a focus of hope, healing and pilgrimage - pointing a way to prayer and faith in God.
Consecration of the Shrine Altar
Monday 7 November 17:30
A Solemn Eucharist for the consecration of the Shrine Altar and Liturgical Furnishings for the Shrine of St Chad.
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Please note: On this date, the Cathedral will be open for sightseeing 10:00-15:00 only.
Ecumenical Vespers
Tuesday 8 November 14:00
Join us for an ecumenical service at which a relic of St Chad will be translated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham into the new Shrine in Lichfield Cathedral.
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Please note: The Cathedral will be open for services only on this date. -There will be no admittance for sightseeing.