Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rochester Cathedral
Rochester Cathedral Shown within Kent
51°23′20″N 0°30′12″E / 51.388962°N 0.503293°E / 51.388962; 0.503293
OS grid reference	TQ 74273 68521
Location	Rochester, Medway, Kent
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	rochestercathedral.org
History
Former name(s)	Priory of St Andrew (604–1542)
Status	Cathedral
Founded	604
Founder(s)	St Justus
Consecrated	604
Past bishop(s)	John Fisher Nicholas Ridley
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	24 October 1950
Architect(s)	Gundulf of Rochester
Style	Norman, Gothic
Years built	1079–1238
Specifications
Bells	10 (full circle)
Tenor bell weight	30 long cwt 14 lb (3,374 lb or 1,530 kg)
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Rochester (since 604)
Clergy
Archbishop	Justin Welby
Bishop(s)	vacant bishop-designate: Jonathan Gibbs
Dean	Philip Hesketh
Precentor	Matthew Rushton
Canon Chancellor	Gordon Giles
Canon(s)	Sue Brewer (Borstal) Chris Dench (IME)
Laity
Director of music	Jeremy Lloyd (Acting)
Business manager	Simon Lace

Rochester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is in Rochester, Kent, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Rochester and seat (cathedra) of the Bishop of Rochester, the second oldest bishopric in England after that of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The cathedral, built in the Norman style is a Grade I listed building.^[1]