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.

Rochester Choral Society to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a performance of a newly-commissioned choral work Regards from Rochester by award-winning British composer Thomas Hewitt Jones. Premiering at Rochester Cathedral on the 18th March 2023.