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The Diocese of Rochester is ancient, having been established in 604, only the neighbouring Diocese of Canterbury is older in the Church of England. It is located in South-East England and forms part of the Province of Canterbury.
It includes 264 churches with parishes in:
The diocese is divided into three Archdeaconries:
- the Archdeaconry of Bromley and Bexley (Archdeacon The Ven. Paul Wright)
- the Archdeaconry of Rochester (Archdeacon The Ven. Peter Lock)
- the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge (Archdeacon The Ven. Clive Mansell)
The current territory of the diocese roughly matches its pre-19th century extent. In 1845 the Hertfordshire parts of the Diocese of Lincoln were added to Rochester, followed in 1846 by Essex from the Diocese of London. In 1877, Essex and Hertfordshire became the new Diocese of St Albans. It also picked up part of the Diocese of Winchester, in northern Surrey, which became an independent Diocese of Southwark in 1905.
The current Diocesan Bishop (The Bishop of Rochester) is The Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali, and there is also a Suffragan Bishop, the Bishop of Tonbridge, The Rt. Rev. Dr Brian Castle.
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