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Bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Rochester | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
 Arms of the Bishop of Rochester: Argent, on a saltire gules an escallop or[1] | |
| Incumbent: Jonathan Gibbs | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Residence | Bishopscourt, Rochester |
| Information | |
| First holder | Justus |
| Established | 604 |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Cathedral | Rochester Cathedral |
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.
The town of Rochester has the bishop's seat, at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was founded as a cathedral in 604. During the late 17th and 18th centuries, it was customary for the Bishop of Rochester to also be appointed Dean of Westminster: the practice ended in 1802. The diocese covers two London boroughs and West Kent, which includes Medway and Maidstone.
The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt in Rochester. His Latin episcopal signature is: "(firstname) Roffen",[2] Roffensis being the genitive case of the Latin name of the see. The office was created in 604 at the founding of the diocese in the Kingdom of Kent under King Æthelberht.
Jonathan Gibbs has served as Bishop of Rochester[3] since the confirmation of his election, on 24 May 2022.[4]
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.945
- ^ Debretts Peerage, 1968, p. 945.
- ^ "New Bishop of Rochester announced". Diocese of Rochester. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "(Section: Forthcoming Events)". St Mary-le-Bow. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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