Welcome to Canterbury Diocese

Canterbury Diocese is the oldest diocese in England, stretching from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to the Romney Marsh. We have 350 miles of coastline with historic ports and seaside resorts, alongside rural communities, market towns and commuter-belt urban developments. Affluent areas often sit alongside pockets of major deprivation, offering an exciting and challenging mission context. 

At the heart of all we do is a vision of transformation for ourselves and our communities: no one can encounter God and remain unchanged. In the Diocese of Canterbury, we want to increasingly become a Christian community transformed through encounter with Christ, growing and overflowing to transform and bless the families, homes and communities we serve: Changed Lives, Changing Lives. 

Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover The Rt Revd Dr Rose
Hudson-Wilkin 

Bishop of Dover

The Archbishop of Canterbury

 

News

Bishop Rose releases her memoir

The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin has released her memoir 'The Girl from Montego Bay', an autobiography of Britain's first black woman bishop.

Pastoral Letter from Bishop Rose to the Diocese of Canterbury

A video and a letter from the Bishop of Dover for Christmas 2024

Book encourages young people to be spiritual agents

Deputy Director of Education, Rebecca Swansbury has written a book, Spiritual Agents

Today's Prayer

17 January
Praying with the Canterbury Deanery: for Clergy with Permission to Officiate
Please pray with us for those with Permission to Officiate within our Deanery. We thank God for their willingness to continue serving the Church with generosity and joy. May they be upheld and strengthened in their ministry. Please pray today for:

Carl Fredrik Arvidsson, Clive Barlow, John Barton, Sara Bimson, Richard Bolton, Martin Burrell, Perry Butler, Julia Butterworth, William Campen, Helen Connoll, Nina Coulthard, Diane Fawcett, Peter Freeman, David Houghton, Reg Humphriss, Peter Ingrams, Christopher Irvine, Brian Kelly, Lorraine Lawrence, Brian McHenry, Derek Mottershead, Peter Ould, Geoff Pearson, Peter Richmond, David Roper, Eileen Routh, John Spriggs, Sue White, Grahame Whittlesea, Ken Wilkin, Paul Wilton, Lindsay Yates

Pray too for Mary Butcher and Roger Thornington - (Readers with PTO)

Vacancies

Media and Engagement Officer

Diocesan House

Diocesan Adviser for Women’s Ministry (DAWM)

The Diocese of Canterbury

Priest in Charge

St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Benefice

Team Rector

Dover Town
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