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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 Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Bishop of Dover

The Most Reverend Sarah Mullally
The Archbishop of Canterbury

News

Dover Rector to feature in national exhibition

A series of 12 portraits celebrating the life and witness of disabled people who minister and work in the Church of England will be launched at the General Synod this weekend.

Strategy reset - a decade of transformation

Rooted in the gospel and shaped by deep listening, our strategic plan invites boldness, creativity, and faith, trusting God to transform lives and communities across our diocese.

Church of England apologises for role in historical adoption

Statement from bishops on historical adoption practices

Today's Prayer

Each day we pray for members of our diocese. Below you can find details of who we are praying for today, which we invite you to use in your own prayers.

Join us in prayer for Praying Together: as we Journey forward in Faith

Lord, I pray for my pilgrimage. Give me the courage to grow in faith, and the strength to venture beyond that which is comfortable and familiar.
Lord, I pray for my pilgrimage. Grant me the gift of trust. There is so much I might want to carry, but which I do not truly need; help me to travel lightly and to walk vulnerably.
Lord, I pray for my pilgrimage. Open my heart to the ways in which others can sustain me, that I may gracefully receive their hospitality and support.
Lord, I pray for my pilgrimage. May I know the reassuring comfort of your Holy Spirit, and rest in your calming, sustaining presence each step of the way.
Through Jesus Christ,
Amen.

Prayer written by Revd Alex Bienfait - while walking the North Wales Pilgrimage Path

Anglican Communion:
6th Sunday after Trinity
Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

Vacancies

Team Vicar for Ashford Town Centre Mission Area

Diocese of Canterbury

Senior Virger

Canterbury Cathedral

Vicar of Castle Churches Benefice

Leeds w Broomfield and Otham w Langley | Otham and Langley

Priest in Charge

St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Benefice
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