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Hundreds attend Farewell Service
for Bishop Stephen

Hundreds of people attended a special service at Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday to say farewell to the Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury, Dr Stephen Venner, who retired after ten years in the post. Click through

Bishop Trevor Willmott announced as
the new Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury

The new Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury is to be the Right Reverend Trevor Willmott, Downing Street has announced this morning. Bishop Trevor, who has been the Bishop of Basingstoke since 2002, will take delegated responsibility for the oversight of the Diocese of Canterbury on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.

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  • Photos from announcement - 5.10.2009

    Buy a bus stop for Christmas

    Bishop Stephen is urging churches across the Diocese to buy the advertising space on their local bus stops in the run-up to Christmas. The church-sponsored bus shelter would then carry a special poster of the nativity with the message ‘Christmas Starts with Christ’ and would be displayed over the last three weeks of December 2009. It is hoped that a total of 2000 bus shelter ad spaces will be bought across Britain. By visiting www.ChurchAds.net and entering the church postcode, churches can buy bus shelters for just £105. Click for full story