Traditional Latin Mass in London
28 places in and around the city, 17 of which publish a Sunday Mass time.
Saint Mary Magdalen Church
Oratory of St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Wandsworth, North Side Wandsworth Common, London, UK
Sunday
- sung
- sung
Brompton Oratory
London Oratory, Brompton Road, Brompton Road, London, UK
Sunday
- low Mass
- low Mass
Saint James' Church
Catholic Church of Saint James, Spanish Place, George Street, London, UK
Sunday
- low Mass
- low Mass
Saint Bede's Church
St Bede's Church, Thornton Road, London, UK
Sunday
- sung
Corpus Christi Church
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Maiden Lane, London, UK
Sunday
- low Mass
National Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden
Our Lady of Willesden RC Church, Nicoll Road, London, UK
Sunday
- low Mass
Our Lady of the Rosary & Saint Dominic
St Dominic's Priory - The Rosary Shrine, Southampton Road, London, UK
Sunday
- sung
Saint Margaret's Convent Chapel
St Margaret's Convent Chapel, Bethell Avenue, London, UK
Sunday
- sung
Church of Saint Mary & Saint Ethelburga
Catholic Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelburga Barking, Linton Road, Barking, UK
Sunday
- low Mass
Saint Mary's Church
St Mary's Catholic Church, Crown Lane, Chislehurst, UK
Sunday
- sung
- sung
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Caterham, Essendene Road, Caterham, UK
Sunday
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
Our Lady's Catholic Church, Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, UK
Sunday
Saint Michael's Abbey
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough Road, Farnborough, UK
Sunday
Saint William of York Church
St William Of York R C Church, Reading, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, UK
Sunday
- sung
St. John Fisher Parish (St. William of York Church)
Upper Redlands Road - Reading RG1 5JP - Great Britain
Sunday
Holy Name Church
Catholic Church of the Holy Name, Lucas Avenue, Chelmsford, UK
Sunday
- low Mass 1st Not on 5th Sunday
Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Joseph's Church
Our Lady of Lourdes & St Joseph, Leigh Road, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, UK
Sunday
- sung
The Church of Jesus Christ Divine Physician
W8
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
London (Wimbledon) - Saint George's House
Arthur Road, SW19 7DU, Greater London
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
Saint Patrick's Church
St. Patrick’s RC Church, Soho, Soho Square, London, UK
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
London - Church of Saints Joseph and Padarn
Salterton Road, N7 6BE, Greater London
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
Our Lady of Dolours
Our Lady of Dolours, Hendon, 4 Egerton Gardens, London, UK
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
Saint John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, King Edward's Road, London, UK
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
Saint Barnabas Church
St. Barnabas Church, Vine Road, Molesey, East Molesey, UK
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
Saint John Vianney
St John Vianney R C Church, Stoneleigh Road, Ilford, UK
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
Woking — Church of the Holy Cross
53 Sandy Lane, GU22 8BW, Woking
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
Groombridge - Church of Saint Pius V
Station Road, TN3 9QQ, Wealden
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
St. John Fisher House
17 Eastern Avenue - Reading RG1 5RU - Great Britain
Sunday time not published — contact the church before going.
About this Latin Mass directory
This Latin Mass directory lists only the Mass of the 1962 Roman Missal, celebrated by priestly societies, religious orders and diocesan clergy alike. It is built from the public directories these communities publish themselves, refreshed automatically, and cross-checked: a location confirmed by several sources carries more weight than one seen once.
Times change, and a printed hour is never a promise. Where a community publishes its Sunday schedule we reproduce it; where it does not, the page says so and gives you the telephone number instead. Call before you drive.
Questions
- What is the Traditional Latin Mass?
- The Mass of the Roman rite as codified in the 1962 Missal — the last edition before the liturgical reform. It is celebrated in Latin, the priest and people facing the same direction, according to books in continuous use for centuries.
- How do I find a Latin Mass near me?
- Pick your country, then your city. Each city page lists every church and chapel we know of within reach of the city centre, with the Sunday times that are published — the places you can actually go to first. It is a Latin Mass locator rather than a map: no search box to fill in, one page per city, and every location on it.
- Which Catholic churches have a Latin Mass?
- Parishes entrusted to the Fraternity of St Peter or the Institute of Christ the King, chapels of the Society of St Pius X, monasteries of several orders, and a number of diocesan parishes that keep one Sunday Mass in the older rite. The community is shown on every entry, so you know whose Mass you are going to before you leave.
- Is the Tridentine Mass the same as the Latin Mass?
- In ordinary use, yes. "Tridentine Mass" names the rite codified after the Council of Trent and fixed in the 1962 Missal; "Traditional Latin Mass" is the common English name for the same thing. The reformed Mass of 1969 can also be said in Latin, which is why this directory says 1962 rather than simply "in Latin".
- Is the Traditional Latin Mass still allowed?
- It is still offered, every Sunday, in the churches listed here. Since Traditionis custodes (16 July 2021) the permissions granted in 2007 run through the local bishop, and the arrangements differ from one diocese to the next — which is precisely why an address found online is worth a telephone call before the drive.
- Do I need to know Latin to attend?
- No. Most congregations use a bilingual missal with the Latin and your own language side by side, and many chapels keep spare copies at the door.
- Are these Masses approved?
- The directory lists locations served by societies in full communion (FSSP, Institute of Christ the King, diocesan clergy) alongside chapels of other traditions. Where a chapel's own directory states that the Canon does not name the reigning Pope, the page says so.