Diocese of Rochester
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(This article is about the Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury in England. There is also an Episcopal Diocese of Rochester and a Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, both in New York State in the United States of America)
The Diocese is ancient having been established in 604, only the neighbouring diocese of Canterbury is older in the Church of England.
It includes 264 churches with parishes in:
- the western part of the county of Kent
- the London Borough of Bexley
- the London Borough of Bromley
- the Archdeaconry of Bromley and Bexley (Archdeacon The Ven. Paul Wright)
- the Archdeaconry of Rochester (Archdeacon The Ven. Peter Lock)
- the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge (Archdeacon The Ven. Clive Mansell)
The current Diocesan Bishop (The Bishop of Rochester) is The Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali, and there is also a Suffragen Bishop, the Bishop of Tonbridge, The Rt. Rev. Dr Brian Castle.
References
See also
External links
- [Diocesan website]
- [Church In Society is a community charity associated with the diocese of Canterbury and Rochester]
| Dioceses in the Province of Canterbury | ||
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Bath & Wells |
Birmingham |
Bristol |
Canterbury |
Chelmsford |
Chichester |
Coventry |
Derby |
Ely |
Exeter |
Gibraltar in Europe |
Gloucester |
Guildford |
Hereford |
Leicester |
Lichfield |
Lincoln |
London |
Norwich |
Oxford |
Peterborough |
Portsmouth |
Rochester |
Saint Albans |
Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
Salisbury |
Southwark |
Truro |
Winchester |
Worcester See also: Church of England | Province of York | ||
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