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

Meet our 2025 Ordinands

Ordinations for Deacons and Priests are taking place in Canterbury Cathedral on 28 June 2025. Hear what they all have to say in advance of their new ministry.

Refugee Week 2025: Community as a Superpower

Join Canterbury Cathedral to celebrate the power of community to bring people together who have fled from disparate parts of the world as a result of war, oppression, abuse or climate change.

Young people celebrate Pentecost with Bishop Rose at Canterbury Cathedral

Bishop Rose joined 100 young people in our diocese to mark Pentecost in the Cathedral

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 for missional service

Lord of all,
As we remember how you freely give the gifts of the Spirit to all who choose to receive them, may we have the patience to listen, the faith to believe and the wisdom to understand. Enable us thereafter to pray for, and proactively help, those in need.
Amen.

Prayer written by Di Dawson - Churchwarden, Secretary and Authorised Lay Minister at the Stour Downs Benefice

Anglican Communion:
The Diocese of Mytikyina – The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)

Vacancies

Rector

St Stephen, Hackington, Canterbury

School/church community leader

The Downs CofE Primary and Walmer Parish

Interim Priest in Charge

St Andrew's, Deal

Youth Minister

GK Church, Goudhurst, Kent

Deputy Safeguarding Advisor

Diocesan House
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