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Rochester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ
and the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Rochester Cathedral
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Location Rochester, Kent
Country United Kingdom
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
Diocese Rochester (since 604)
Province Canterbury

Rochester Cathedral is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent, and the cathedral of the Anglican diocese of Rochester. It was originally founded in 604 AD, and rebuilt by the Normans. The present church was consecrated in 1130. It became a place of pilgrimage after William of Perth was murdered nearby in 1201.

Images for kids

  • Rochester Cathedral - sets showing the outline of the first building

    Setts showing the outline of the first building.

  • Rochester cathedral doorway

    The cathedral's Great West Door, with stonework substantially unaltered since Ernulf's time

  • Rochester Cathedral southwest view

    View over Rochester Cathedral from Rochester Castle

  • Rochester Cathedral Nave 1, Kent, UK - Diliff

    Nave looking east towards the altar

  • Rochester Cathedral Nave 2, Kent, UK - Diliff

    Nave and interior Norman features looking towards the Great West Door

  • Rochester Cathedral, England by Frederick Scott Archer

    Frederick Scott Archer (1813–1856), Rochester Cathedral, England, early 1850s, albumen print from wet plate collodion negative, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC

  • Rochester cathedral 002

    Tympanum above the west door

  • GundulfTowerRestoration

    Plaque recording the restoration of the Gundulf Tower

  • RochesterCathedral Boss1

    A Green Man depicted in the crossing ceiling

  • Rochester cathedral stained glass 2

    Stained glass from inside the cathedral showing the risen Christ with the cross of St George

  • Rochester Cathedral Choir, Kent, UK - Diliff

    The quire looking towards the nave

  • Rochester Cathedral Presbytery, Kent, UK - Diliff

    Rochester Cathedral presbytery

  • Rochester cathedral 011

    Crypt looking towards the south quire transept from the quire crossing

  • Rochester Cathedral Organ, Kent, UK - Diliff

    Pipe organ above the screen

  • Rochester Cathedral, No 3 bell

    Number 3 bell with USS Pittsburgh memorial inscription (diameter measures 30 inches (760 mm))

  • Rochester Cathedral from Castle

    Rochester Cathedral viewed from the top of Rochester Castle

  • Rochester Cathedral Lady Chapel Window 1

    The Annunciation and The Nativity

  • Rochester Cathedral Lady Chapel Window 2

    St Elizabeth and The Adoration of the Magi

  • Rochester Cathedral Lady Chapel Window 3

    St Mary Magdelene and The Presentation at the Temple

  • Rochester Cathedral Lady Chapel Window 4

    St Margaret of Scotland and The Crucifixion

  • Rochester Cathedral Lady Chapel Window 5

    King Arthur and The Ascension

  • Rochester Cathedral WWI memorial

    WW I memorial tablet

  • Rochester Cathedral WWII memorial

    WW II memorial tablet

See also

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