Diocese of Canterbury Dioecesis Cantuariensis | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Canterbury, Ashford, Maidstone |
| Coordinates | 51°16′47″N 1°5′0″E / 51.27972°N 1.08333°E |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 231 |
| Churches | 327 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Canterbury Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Vacant, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Suffragans | Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover (pseudo-diocesan) Rob Munro, Bishop of Ebbsfleet (PEV) Bishop of Richborough (PEV; vacant) |
| Archdeacons | Will Adam, Archdeacon of Canterbury Darren Miller, Archdeacon of Ashford Andrew Sewell, Archdeacon of Maidstone |
| Website | |
| www.canterburydiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent which was founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. The diocese is centred on Canterbury Cathedral and is the oldest see of the Church of England.
The Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales (1835) noted the net annual revenue for the Canterbury see was £19,182.[1] This made it the wealthiest diocese in England.
- ^ The National Enclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.III, Charles Knight, London, 1847, p.362