Monday - Saturday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
We are easily accessible on public transportation including the California St Cable Car line (stop is California and Taylor St) and the #1 California Muni Bus (stop is Sproule Lane).
The Cathedral is open:
Monday - Friday from 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday from 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Cathedral holidays from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Please note that all times are Pacific Time (GMT -7).
About Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral is the daughter of historic Grace Church. The first
little chapel was built in the gold rush year of 1849, and the imposing
third church, for a time called Grace 'Cathedral', was destroyed in the
fire following the 1906 earthquake. The railroad baron/banker Crocker
family gave their ruined Nob Hill property for a diocesan cathedral
which took its name and founding congregation from the nearby parish.
Dean J. Wilmer Gresham nurtured the young cathedral and work began on
the present structure in 1928. Designed in French Gothic style by Lewis
Hobart, it was completed in 1964 as the third largest Episcopal
cathedral in the nation. In 1957, the Cathedral School for Boys was founded.
Famed for its Ghiberti doors (The Gates of
Paradise), labyrinths, varied stained glass, and medieval and
contemporary furnishings, as well as its carillon, organs, and choir,
the Cathedral has become an international pilgrimage center for
church-goer and visitor alike.
The cathedral Close or block was
completed in 1995 with a new front stairway, courtyard Chapter House,
and Cathedral School addition.
The Cathedral Congregation
Unique among cathedrals, it serves not only as a notable tourist
destination and prominent gathering place in times of civic celebration
or distress, but also home to a vibrant, active and diverse resident
congregation.
It is a community based in fellowship, witness, spiritual development
and service. Enveloping the full spectrum of human experience,
membership in the congregation at Grace Cathedral offers the opportunity
to explore virtually any interest or affinity within the context of a
nurturing Christian community.
