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. 

The Most Revd Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Revd & Rt Hon
Justin Welby 

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

Bishop of Dover

News

Book encourages young people to be spiritual agents

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

A Statement from the Bishop of Dover to Canterbury Diocesan Synod 

A statement read to Synod on Saturday 17 November

St Eanswythe's remains laid to rest in Folkestone

St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church in Folkestone hosted a special service

Today's Prayer

12 December
Folkestone: St Mary, St Eanswythe and St Saviour
Clergy: Christopher Johnson
Reader-in-Training: Victoria Friedrich
Schools: Folkestone St Mary’s CE Primary Academy, St Eanswythe’s CE Primary School

Pray with our churches today. For the life of our parish as we continue our new chapter with a new Priest-in-Charge and following the Translation of the Relics of St Eanswythe. Please pray that we may seize the opportunities God gives us to know him and to serve our whole parish and the people in our care.
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