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Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is in Rochester, , England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Rochester and seat of the Bishop of Rochester, the second oldest bishopric in England after that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: Norman church in Rochester, Medway, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary”
  • Address: Rochester
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Nicholas Church, Rochester and Corn Exchange, Rochester.

Church
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St Nicholas Church is a former parish church in , England, next to Rochester Cathedral. It is now the offices of the Board of Education of the Diocese of Rochester. It is a Grade I listed building.

Public building
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The Corn Exchange is a commercial complex in the High Street, , England. The complex, which was commissioned as a corn exchange and is now used as an events venue, is a Grade I listed building. is situated 510 feet northeast of Rochester Cathedral.

Museum
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The is an historic building located in the High Street in , , England. It is a Grade I listed building. is situated 720 feet north of Rochester Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochester and Rochester Riverside.

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Locality
is a large-scale urban regeneration district located on a 74-acre brownfield site between the and the in , , .

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Rochester Cathedral

Latitude
51.38895° or 51° 23′ 20″ north
Longitude
0.50327° or 0° 30′ 12″ east
Open location code
9F329GQ3+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 94653456
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q2635720
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Rochester Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية روتشستر”
  • Basque: “Rochesterko katedrala”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Rochester”
  • Chinese: “羅徹斯特座堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala u Rochesteru”
  • Danish: “Rochester Katedral”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Rochester”
  • Finnish: “Rochesterin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale de Rochester”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Rochester”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Rochester”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Rochester”
  • Irish: “Ardeaglais Rochester”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Rochester”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Rochester”
  • Japanese: “ロチェスター大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “ロチェスター聖堂”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Roffensis”
  • Latvian: “Ročesteras katedrāle”
  • Macedonian: “Рочестерска катедрала”
  • Narom: “Cathédrale de Rochêtre”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع روچستر”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Rochester”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Rochester”
  • Russian: “Рочестерский собор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rochesterska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “Rochestrska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Rochester”
  • Tamil: “உரோச்சட்டர் தேவாலயம்”
  • Turkish: “Rochester Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Рочестерський собор”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Rochester”

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