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Rochester Cathedral, main west front. 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 Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Rochester, New York, United States. The renovated cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Rochester and seat of the diocesan bishop, as well as home to a parish community. [1] The parish is currently known as the Cathedral Community at The Sacred Heart Cathedral.
The Dean of Rochester is the head of the chapter of canons at Rochester Cathedral, the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The current dean is Philip Hesketh , who has served in that role since June 2016.
The Rochester Catholic Press Association, Inc. (RCPA) is the publishing arm of the Diocese of Rochester. The RCPA publishes the monthly Catholic Courier newspaper, the Spanish-language El Mensajero Católico, the Official Directory of the Diocese of Rochester and related digital media. The Courier was founded in 1889 as The Catholic Journal.
The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury. The cathedral church of the diocese is Rochester Cathedral in the former city of Rochester. The bishop's Latin episcopal signature is: " (firstname) Roffen", [2] Roffensis being the Latinised adjective referring to Rochester.
West front of Rochester Cathedral, before the recent "restoration" Hope was born in Derby, the son of the Reverend William Hope, vicar of Saint Peter's Church.He was educated at Derby Grammar School and entered Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1877, graduating B.A. 1881, M.A. 1884, and Litt.D. 1912.
Little is known of the early life of Richard Watts. He may have spent his youth in Rochester gaining employment with Bishop (later Saint) John Fisher. [4] [a] Following the arrest and execution of Fisher, Watts returned to Rochester in a state of poverty. Memorial in Rochester Cathedral with bust assumed to be contemporary
He adopted an abandoned child and taught him his trade. Years later they set off on a pilgrimage. William was murdered, and his adopted son suspected of the crime intending to rob him. The Bishop of Rochester obtained William's canonization and created a shrine in Rochester Cathedral which drew many pilgrims.