Rochester Cathedral is to commemorate two early medieval saints whose shrines were lost for nearly 500 years. St Paulinus and St Ithamar were Bishops of Rochester in the 7th century, nearly 1400 years ago.  On the 24th September the new shrine markers will be dedicated. They have been installed in front of the High Altar.

On the 25th July Textus Roffensis was officially added to a prestigious UNESCO Memory of the World UK Register.

The Royal Engineers joined us for their annual memorial service at Rochester Cathedral on Sunday 17th September.

Rochester Cathedral is to commemorate two early medieval saints whose shrines were lost for nearly 500 years. St Paulinus and St Ithamar were Bishops of Rochester in the 7th century, nearly 1400 years ago.  On the 24th September the new shrine markers will be dedicated. They have been installed in front of the High Altar.

Rochester Cathedral is celebrating 900 years since the creation of the most exceptional item in its collections, Textus Roffensis, ‘the book of Rochester’. Textus 900 is a programme of events and exhibitions taking place over the next 18 months.  The celebrations begin with an exhibition in the Cathedral Crypt, ‘Beauty and the Beasts’. This exhibition explores the medieval priory of Rochester where Textus Roffensis was written and features three significant items loaned from the British Library. Two of the British Library books were once in the priory library and are returning home to Rochester for the first time in nearly 500 years.

A rarely seen portrait by renowned artist Sir Joshua Reynolds is to be displayed at Rochester Cathedral to mark the Tricentenary of his birth. The portrait depicts former Bishop of Rochester, Dr John Thomas.

Rochester Cathedral honoured to have received a hazel tree which formed part of a huge sculpture for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

On July 5th, the National Health Service was 75 years old. This key milestone, in the life of one of our most treasured institutions was marked with a special service at Rochester Cathedral on Monday 3rd July.

Rochester Cathedral marked the historic Coronation weekend with a Street Party and a Service of Thanksgiving attended by hundreds of people

The Chapter of Rochester Cathedral is delighted to announce the appointment by the Lord Chancellor, of the Revd. Canon Christopher Dench, as the Cathedral’s new Canon for Worship and Spirituality.

An incredible 13m long table made from fossilised wood is coming to Rochester Cathedral from the 3rd March.

The Fenland Black Oak Table was made to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and is made of the nation’s rarest and most precious hardwood – black oak.

A special evening commemorating Ukrainian culture is taking place at Rochester Cathedral on the 24th February.

The event has been jointly organised by Rochester Cathedral and Medway Help for Ukrainians Both were keen to mark this date with unity and solidarity, and felt the Cathedral provided a space for people to come together to do this. Over the past year Medway has welcomed many Ukrainians.

The latest large-scale immersive artwork at Rochester Cathedral is now open. Peace Doves is made up of around fifteen thousand individually handmade paper doves which are suspended above the Nave. It is an artwork by Peter Walker Sculptor. It brings a message of peace and hope as the doves collectively form a beautiful artwork which as a whole reflects joining together in unity, peace and hope moving forward.