Welcome to Canterbury Diocese

Canterbury Diocese, the oldest diocese in England, stretches from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to the Romney Marsh and includes 327 churches in 231 parishes, along with 103 church schools and a University with a Church of England foundation.
Whether you are someone looking for a church to get married in, someone keen to grow closer to Christ or a church leader looking for resources and support, we hope this website provides you with the information and resources you are searching for.

Latest News

Canterbury District renews Fairtrade status

Local Fairtrade supporters are celebrating the renewal of ‘Fairtrade District’ status for the Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable district.  Read more »

General Synod By-Election underway

A By-Election in the House of Laity of the General Synod has now commenced. Read more »

Towards a Safer Church: Resources

Safeguarding resources, including Bible readings, prayers and hymns, chosen in consultation with survivors. Read more »

Confession & safeguarding

Following enquiries about the Diocesan Safeguarding guidelines in relation to confession, the Diocese has issued the following statement… Read more »

Your data

As a Diocese, we handle a lot of data for a variety of different purposes. Find out about your rights. Read more »

A new Diocesan Synod: election update

A list of Candidates Elected Unopposed Read more »

New arts project to bring mums together

Arts project to bring newly arrived Syrian refugee mums together with long-term resident mums. Read more »

Today's Prayer

Boughton-under-Blean: St Peter & St Paul & St Barnabas with Dunkirk, Goodnestone with Graveney: All Saints, and Hernhill: St Michael
Clergy: Jean Burrows, Paulette Stubbings
Reader: Keith Clark
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk MP School: Simon Way

Arochukwu/Ohafia – (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Johnson Onuoha