Over the course of the last few months, skilled masons from Sally Strachey Historic Conservation have been restoring the Bishop’s Gate. This substantial structure on the south side of the Cathedral stands on the public highway and is opposite the site of the medieval palace of the Bishop of Rochester.
Read MoreDr Ruth Valerio, Canon Theologian at Rochester Cathedral, spoke under Gaia on Wednesday 8th June. The audio for the lecture is now available online.
Read MoreCanadian Country & Bluegrass band, The Abrams, performed on the 1st June at Rochester Cathedral. They are one of Canada’s biggest country and bluegrass bands.
Read MoreA collection of early English law codes preserved in a twelfth-century manuscript known as Textus Roffensis has been added to the UNESCO Memory of the World UK Register. The register honours documentary heritage of national significance including the Death Warrant of King Charles I, Magna Carta and the Churchill Archives.
Read MoreRochester Cathedral is delighted to announce it has been awarded a Silver Eco Church Award for its efforts towards sustainability and conservation.
Read MoreCanon Gordon Giles reflects on Gaia
Read MoreThe National Safeguarding Team’s independent lessons learnt review into the recruitment and appointment of a previous Director of Music at Rochester Cathedral, has been published today, Thursday 26 May.
Read MoreApplications are open for our sixth form Choral and Organ scholarship programme. It provides opportunities for suitably skilled and enthusiastic young musicians to experience Cathedral music before perhaps going on to choral/organ scholarships at university.
Read MoreA project to improve lighting at Rochester Cathedral has been completed to spectacular results.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian Bawtree as Director of Music and Organist of Rochester Cathedral from September 2022. Adrian is currently Second Assistant Organist at Canterbury Cathedral and is well known at Rochester, having worked at the Cathedral as Organist 2013-2015 and Interim Director of Music 2018-2019.
Read MoreDOWNING STREET has announced today, Thursday 31 March, that the new Bishop of Rochester will be the Rt Rev Jonathan Gibbs.
Jonathan is currently the Bishop of Huddersfield in the Diocese of Leeds and holds a national role in the Church of England as Lead Bishop for Safeguarding.
Hear our spectacular organ being played by internationally acclaimed organists in the 2022 Rochester Cathedral Organ Festival. Some of the best organists based in the United Kingdom will be joining us here in Rochester.
Read MoreThe Dean talks about Rochester Cathedral’s exclusive gin - 604
Read MoreRochester Cathedral is once again open for school and group visits!
All group visits to the Cathedral and to Gaia must be pre-booked
Read MoreGet your Covid-19 vaccine or booster jab in Rochester Cathedral’s stunning medieval nave on Saturdays through January and February. No need to book, just turn up.
Read MoreA festive message to all on this Christmas morning
Read MoreA series of reflections by Canon Gordon Giles
Read MoreOur Choristers recently performed for HRH The Countess of Wessex at a fundraising dinner organised by the Rochester Cathedral Trust.
Read MoreRochester Cathedral – a place of Christian worship since AD604. Located in the heart of Rochester on the banks of the River Medway in Kent.
Rochester Cathedral
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Garth House, The Precinct
Rochester
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Email info@rochestercathedral.org
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Cathedral Visiting Hours Monday to Friday 10:00 -17:00 Saturday 10:00 - 16:00 Sunday 12:00 - 16:00
