Welcome
Welcome to Canterbury Diocese, the Church of England in South and East Kent, where we are committed to growing the church numerically and spiritually, to re-imagining ministry and to building partnerships that enrich communities.
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
Appointment for Calais
An Australian priest is to be the first joint Chaplain and Refugee Projects Officer in Pas-de-Calais (France). Read more »
Weald Family Hub Steps Up
The villages of the Weald have joined forces to address the growing mental health crisis. Read more »
Bishop of Dover calls for urgent action
Urgent action needs to be taken to provide support for people applying for Universal Credit Read more »
Increase in young people training to the priesthood
Growing numbers of young people seeking ordination Read more »
Faith & The Environment: leading the way
The ideal conference for those interested in environmental issues and who want to learn more. Read more »
£887,015 for work in deprived communities
Nine new worshipping communities to be established across Kent and Guernsey. Read more »
“Nothing has ever felt more right”
Eight become ‘Reverend’ in East Kent. Read more »
General Synod By-Election results
We are pleased to announce that Mrs Marian Nicholson was duly elected 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 Read more »
Today's Prayer
Canterbury: St Martin & St Paul
Clergy: Mark Griffin, Hannah Thomson
Reader: Samuel Keeler-Walker, Chris Robinson, Rosemary Walters
Ibadan South – (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Akintunde Popoola
