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DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER
Catalogue reference: DR
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This record is about the DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER dating from 1620 - 1905.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DR
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Title (The name of the record)
- DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1620 - 1905
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection contains information about church buildings and lands in the form of faculties and visitation records, the work of the church in the form of bishops transcripts and marriage warrants, and the administration of the diocese, especially reorganisation of administrative units within the diocese, in the form of orders in council and office papers.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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This collection is divided into eight series as follows
DR/CP Consecration and dedication of churches
DR/F Faculties
DR/VB Visitation books
DR/OP Office papers
DR/OC Orders in Council
DR/VP Visitation papers
DR/MP Marriage warrants
DR/T Bishops' transcripts
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Diocese of Rochester</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 46.50 linear feet
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Ac/57/037, Ac/63/027, Ac/63/050, Ac/65/006, AC/65/011, Ac/68/012, Ac/77/063, ACC/2801
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The medieval diocese of Rochester consisted of Kent west of the Medway, and was divided into the rural deaneries of Rochester, Dartford and Malling, which together formed the archdeaconry of Rochester, and the rural deanery of Shoreham which was a peculiar jurisdiction of the archbishop of Canterbury. In 1845 the boundaries of the diocese were drastically altered, the rural deaneries of Dartford, Malling and Shoreham, except for a few parishes, being absorbed into the diocese of Canterbury, and the rural deanery of Rochester with a few neighbouring parishes being linked with the counties of Essex and Hertfordshire to form a new diocese of Rochester. These boundaries were further altered in 1877, when Essex and Hertfordshire were formed into the new diocese of St. Albans, and the north-western part of Kent together with London south of the Thames now constituting the diocese of Rochester. In 1905 the London section of the diocese was detached to form the new diocese of Southwark and the boundaries between the diocese of Canterbury and Rochester adjusted so that since that date the diocese has covered roughly the same area as that which it covered in 1845.
The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester is the second oldest Cathedral Foundation in England and was founded in 604 by Bishop Justus. The present building was built in 1077 by Bishop Gundolf, who also designed the Tower of London and Rochester Castle.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2a009b1e-ee93-4cf9-8636-21dc8331457f/
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DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER