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

Resignation of Archbishop Justin

Justin Welby has announced his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury...

Remains of saint to return to final resting place

Folkestone church to lay Saint's remains to rest...

Archdeacon Andrew Sewell announces his intention to retire in January 2025

There will be an opportunity for the Diocese to say farewell to Andrew and his wife Jools at Evensong in Canterbury Cathedral in the new year....

Today's Prayer

20 November
Praying Together: for the Mission & Ministry Team

Thank you God for the work that you give to us in the Mission & Ministry team based at Diocesan House.
You remind us daily that we join in with you in everything that we do.
Keep us Noticing and Naming in the events and meetings, the statutory and the strategic, the provisional and the relational, the necessary and the joyful.
Give us open hearts, fresh eyes, helpful questions and ears to discern what you are up to in this Diocese at this time.
Amen.

Please pray today for the Mission & Ministry Team; Lyndall Bywater, Susanne Carlsson, Nigel Collins, Steve Coneys, Neville Emslie, Marianne Hambrook, Sarah Lucas, Jon Marlow, Primrose Northrop, Lynne Preston, Jac Town.

Prayer written by Marianne Hambrook - PA to the Director of Mission & Ministry & Senior Administrator

Vacancies

Ignite Mission Enabler

Canterbury, All Saints...

Ignite Families Enabler

Aylesham...

Priest in Charge

Bearsted, Holy Cross...

Part-time Youth Minister

St John’s Swalecliffe, Whitstable (East Kent)...

Net Zero Programme Manager

Canterbury and Rochester Dioceses...
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