Ecumenical group

Since 1994, Notre-Dame de Rouen Cathedral has fostered ecumenical links with Southwark Anglican Cathedral in London, south of the River Thames.

These links were initiated by Father Larcher for Rouen and the Reverend Roy White for Southwark and were formalised in 1998 with the signing of a charter between the two communities. Since then, several parish priests in Rouen and deans in Southwark have succeeded one another, each time continuing the ecumenical exchanges between the two communities.

Members of both communities and priests have nurtured these relationships by organizing on-line exchanges several times a year, or thanks to get-togethers. Our English and French Unity groups alternate visits every other year.

The Maîtrise Saint-Evode and the Southwark Cathedral Choir are also involved in these ecumenical exchanges: children from the Maîtrise have travelled to London to sing at services at Southwark Cathedral, and singers from Southwark Cathedral have joined their French counterparts at Sunday mass in Rouen Cathedral.