Diocese of Canterbury

The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent which was founded by St Augustine of Canterbury in 597. The diocese is centred on Canterbury Cathedral and is the oldest see of the Church of England.

WWW canterburydiocese.org

Bishops

The diocesan bishop is the archbishop of Canterbury. However, because of their roles as metropolitan bishop of the Province of Canterbury, Primate of All England and "first bishop" of the worldwide Anglican Communion, the archbishop is often away from the diocese. Therefore, their suffragan bishop, the bishop of Dover, is in many ways empowered to act almost as if she were the diocesan bishop.
The diocese had from 1944 to 2009 a second locally focussed suffragan bishop, the bishop of Maidstone, who had a similar though subordinate role to that of the Bishop of Dover. Two suffragans have nominal sees in the diocese — the bishops of Ebbsfleet and Richborough, who are provincial episcopal visitors with a wider focus than the diocese.
Besides the archbishop and the bishop of Dover, three honorary assistant bishops supervise and officiate. Alternative episcopal oversight is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor, the bishop suffragan of Richborough. There are three honorary assistant bishops licensed in the diocese:

2003–present: Michael Turnbull, retired former bishop of Durham and bishop of Rochester, lives in Sandwich.
2008–present: Richard Llewellin, retired former bishop at Lambeth and former bishop of Dover, lives in Canterbury.
2009–present: Graham Cray, retired archbishops' missioner and fresh expressions team leader and former bishop suffragan of Maidstone lives in Harrietsham.

Diocesan structure

For organisational purposes, the diocese is divided into three archdeaconries, containing a total of sixteen deaneries, which are further subdivided into parishes: Canterbury Diocese comprises 202 parishes organised in 100 legal benefices.

Diocese	Archdeaconries	Rural deaneries
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Canterbury	Deanery of Canterbury
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Canterbury	Deanery of East Bridge
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Canterbury	Deanery of Reculver
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Canterbury	Deanery of Thanet
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Canterbury	Deanery of Stour Valley
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Ashford	Deanery of Ashford
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Ashford	Deanery of Dover
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Ashford	Deanery of Elham
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Ashford	Deanery of Romney
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Ashford	Deanery of Sandwich
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Ashford	Deanery of Vineyard
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Maidstone	Deanery of Maidstone
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Maidstone	Deanery of North Downs
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Maidstone	Deanery of Ospringe
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Maidstone	Deanery of Sittingbourne
Diocese of Canterbury	Archdeaconry of Maidstone	Deanery of Weald

Churches

Extra-parochial areas

Canterbury Old Castle Precincts
Canterbury St Augustine
Canterbury St John's Hospital
Canterbury St Nicholas Hospital
Canterbury The Archbishop's Palace Precinct
Canterbury The Mint
Canterbury The Ville of Christ Church : Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury
Dover Castle : St Mary in Castro Proprietary Chapel
Dunkirk

Archdeaconry of Canterbury

Deanery of Canterbury

Benefice and Parish of St-Cosmas-and-St-Damian-in-the-Blean : SS Cosmas & Damian's Church, Blean
Benefice of Canterbury St Dunstan, St Mildred & St Peter
* Parish of Saint Dunstan with Holy Cross : [St. Dunstan's, Canterbury|St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook|St Dunstan's Church] --- Holy Cross Church
* Parish of Saint Peter with Saint Alphege and Saint Margaret and Saint Mildred with Saint Mary de Castro, Canterbury : St Peter's Church --- [St Mildred's Church, Canterbury|St Mildred's Church, Tenterden|St Mildred's Church] --- St Alphege's Church --- St Margaret's Church --- St Mary de Castro Church --- St Mary Bredman Church --- St Andrew's Church --- St George the Martyr's Church --- All Saints' Church --- St Mary Bredin Old Church --- St Mary Magdalene's Church --- St John the Baptist's Church --- St Edmund's Church --- St Mary Northgate Church --- St Mary Queningate Church --- St Michael's Church --- St Pancras' Church
Benefice and Parish of Canterbury All Saints : All Saints' Church ¹ --- St Gregory's Church
Benefice and Parish of Canterbury St Martin and St Paul : St Martin's Church --- St Paul's Church
Benefice and Parish of Canterbury St Mary Bredin : St Mary Bredin New Church
Benefice and Parish of Hackington : St Stephen's Church, Canterbury
Benefice and Parish of Harbledown : [St Michael and All Angels Church, Harbledown|St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden|St Michael and All Angels' Church, Harbledown] --- St Gabriel's Mission Church, Rough Common
Benefice and Parish of Sturry with Fordwich and Westbere with Hersden : St Nicholas' Local Ecumenical Partnership, Sturry --- All Saints' Church, Westbere --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Fordwich --- St Alban's Church, Hersden
Benefice and Parish of Thanington : St Nicholas' Church --- St Faith's Mission Church

¹dedicated to St Alban until 1976

Deanery of East Bridge

Benefice of Barham Downs with Adisham and Aylesham
* Parish of Adisham : Holy Innocents' Church
* Parish of Aylesham : St Peter's Church
* Parish of Barham : St John the Baptist's Church
* Parish of Bishopsbourne : St Mary's Church
* Parish of Kingston : St Giles' Church
* Parish of Womenswold : St Margaret's Church
Benefice and Parish of The Bridge : St Peter's Church, Bekesbourne --- St Peter's Church, Bridge --- St Mary's Church, Patrixbourne --- St Mary's Church, Lower Hardres --- St Mary's Church, Nackington
Benefice of Canonry
* Parish of Ash with Westmarsh : St Nicholas' Church, Ash --- Holy Trinity Church, Westmarsh
* Parish of Chillenden with Knowlton : All Saints' Church, Chillenden --- St Clement's Church, Knowlton
* Parish of Elmstone with Preston and Stourmouth : Elmstone Parish Church --- St Mildred's Church, Preston-next-Wingham --- All Saints' Mission Church, Stourmouth '
* Parish of Goodnestone : Holy Cross Church
* Parish of Nonington : St Mary the Virgin's Church
Benefice of Little Stour
* Parish of Ickham with Wickhambreaux and Stodmarsh : St John the Evangelist's Church, Ickham --- St Mary's Church, Stodmarsh --- St Andrew's Church, Wickhambreaux
* Parish of Littlebourne : St Vincent's Church
* Parish of Wingham : St Mary the Virgin's Church'''

Deanery of Reculver

Benefice and Parish of Herne : St Martin's Church --- St Peter's Mission Church, Greenhill
Benefice and Parish of Herne Bay Christ Church : Christ Church --- St Andrew's Mission Church, Hampton --- St John the Evangelist's Church, Herne Bay
Benefice and Parish of Reculver : St Mary the Virgin's Church, Reculver --- St Bartholomew's Church, Herne Bay --- Holy Cross Church, Hoath --- St Mary's Old Church, Reculver
Benefice and Parish of Whitstable : All Saints' Church --- St Peter's District Church --- St Alphege's District Church --- St Alphege's Old Church, Seasalter --- St Alphege's New Church, Seasalter --- St John the Baptist's District Church, Swalecliffe --- ''St Andrew's Church, Whitstable?''

Deanery of Stour Valley

Previously known as West Bridge.

Benefice of Chartham and Upper Hardres with Stelling
* Parish of Chartham : St Mary's Church
* Parish of Upper Hardres with Stelling : SS Peter & Paul's Church, Upper Hardres --- St Mary's Church, Stelling
Benefice of King's Wood
* Parish of Challock and Molash : SS Cosmas & Damian's Church, Challock --- St Peter's Church, Molash
* Parish of Chilham : St Mary's Church
* Parish of Crundale : St Mary the Blessed Virgin's Church
* Parish of Godmersham : St Lawrence the Martyr's Church
Benefice of Wye
* Parish of Boughton Aluph and Eastwell : All Saints' Church, Boughton Aluph --- St Christopher's Church, Boughton Lees ^* --- St Mary's Church, Eastwell
* Parish of Brook : St Mary's Church
* Parish of Petham : All Saints' Church
* Parish of Upon The Hills : St James the Great's Church, Elmsted --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Hastingleigh --- St Bartholomew's Church, Waltham
* Parish of Wye with Hinxhill : SS Gregory & Martin's Church, Wye ¹ --- St Mary's Mission Church, Hinxhill

¹original dedication to St Gregory

Deanery of Thanet

Benefice and Parish of Birchington with Acol and Minnis Bay : All Saints' Church, Birchington --- St Mildred's Mission Church, Acol --- St Thomas' Mission Church, Minnis Bay
Benefice and Parish of Broadstairs Holy Trinity : Holy Trinity Church
Benefice and Parish of Margate All Saints Westbrook : All Saints' Church
Benefice and Parish of Margate Holy Trinity : Holy Trinity New Church, Northdown Park --- Holy Trinity Old Church
Benefice and Parish of Margate St John the Baptist : St John the Baptist's Church
Benefice and Parish of Margate St Paul Cliftonville : St Paul's Church
Benefice and Parish of Margate St Philip Northdown Park : St Philip's Church, Palm Bay
Benefice and Parish of Ramsgate Christ Church : Christ Church
Benefice and Parish of Ramsgate Holy Trinity : Holy Trinity Church
Benefice and Parish of Ramsgate St George : St George the Martyr's Church --- St Paul's Church
Benefice and Parish of Ramsgate St Luke : St Luke's Church
Benefice and Parish of Reading Street St Andrew : St Andrew's Church
Benefice and Parish of St-Laurence-in-Thanet : St Laurence's Church, Ramsgate --- St Mary's District Church, Cliffsend --- St Catherine's District Church, Manston --- St Christopher's District Church, Newington --- St Mark's Mission Church, Ramsgate
Benefice and Parish of St-Peter-in-Thanet : St Peter the Apostle's Church, Broadstairs
Benefice of Wantsum
* Parish of Chislet : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of Minster-in-Thanet : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of Monkton : St Mary Magdalene's Church
* Parish of St-Nicholas-at-Wade with Sarre : St Nicholas' Church, St-Nicholas-at-Wade --- All Saints' Church, Shuart --- St Giles' Church, Sarre
Benefice and Parish of Westgate St James : St James's Church
Benefice and Parish of Westgate St Saviour : St Saviour's Church

Archdeaconry of Ashford

Deanery of Ashford

Benefice and Parish of Ashford Town : St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ashford --- St Francis of Assisi's Church, South Ashford --- Christ Church, South Ashford --- St Mary's Church, Great Chart --- St Mary's Church, Kennington --- St Michael and All Angels' Church, Kingsnorth --- St Mary's Church, Sevington --- Singleton Community Church --- SS Peter and Paul's Church, Shadoxhurst --- St Francis' Mission Church, Stubbs Cross --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Willesborough
Benefice of Calehill with Westwell
* Parish of Calehill : SS Peter & Paul's Church, Charing --- Holy Trinity Church, Charing Heath --- St Mary's New Church, Little Chart --- St James's Church, Egerton --- St Margaret's Church, Hothfield --- St Nicholas' Church, Pluckley --- St Mary's Old Church, Little Chart
* Parish of Westwell : St Mary's Church
Benefice and Parish of Stour Downs : St Mary the Blessed Virgin's Church, Brabourne --- St John the Baptist's Church, Mersham --- St Peter's Church, Monks Horton --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Sellindge --- St Mary's Church, Smeeth --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stowting

Deanery of Dover

Benefice and Parish of Alkham with Capel Le Ferne and Hougham : St Anthony's Church, Alkham --- St Radigund's Church, Capel-le-Ferne --- St Laurence's Church, Church Hougham --- St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne
Benefice and Parish of Bewsborough : St Nicholas' Church, Barfreystone --- St Pancras' Church, Coldred --- SS Peter & Paul's Church, Eythorne --- St Martin of Tours' Church, Guston --- St Andrew's Church, Shepherdswell or Sibertswold --- St Peter's Church, Whitfield
Benefice of Dover Town
* Parish of Buckland-in-Dover with Buckland Valley : St Andrew's Church, Buckland --- St Nicholas' Church, Buckland Valley --- St Barnabas' Church, Buckland, Dover
* Parish of Dover Charlton : SS Peter & Paul's New Church --- SS Peter & Paul's Old Church --- St Bartholomew's Church
* Parish of Dover St Martin : St Martin's Church
* Parish of Dover St Mary : St Mary's Church --- Aycliffe Church Centre --- St Peter's Church --- St James's Old Church --- St James's New Church --- Holy Trinity Church --- St Martin-le-Grand Church --- Christ Church --- St John the Baptist's Church --- St Nicholas' Church --- St Martin-the-Less Church
Benefice and Parish of River : SS Peter & Paul's Church
Benefice of St Margarets-At-Cliffe with Westcliffe and East Langdon with West Langdon
* Parish of St-Margaret's-at-Cliffe : St Margaret of Antioch's Church
* Parish of The Langdons : St Augustine of Canterbury's Church, East Langdon --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, West Langdon
* Parish of Westcliffe : St Peter's Church
Benefice and Parish of Temple Ewell with Lydden : SS Peter & Paul's Church, Temple Ewell --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Lydden

Deanery of Elham

Benefice of Cheriton with Newington
* Parish of Cheriton Street : All Souls' Church, Folkestone
* Parish of Cheriton : St Martin's Church --- Seabrook Mission Hall
* Parish of Newington-next-Hythe : St Nicholas' Church
Benefice of Elham Valley
* Parish of Acrise and Swingfield : St Martin's Church, Acrise --- St Peter's Church, Swingfield
* Parish of Denton and Wootton : St Mary Magdalene's Church, Denton --- St Martin's Church, Wootton
* Parish of Elham : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of Lyminge with Paddlesworth : SS Mary & Ethelburga's Church, Lyminge --- St Oswald's Church, Paddlesworth
* Parish of Postling : SS Mary & Radegund's Church
* Parish of Stanford : All Saints' Church --- St Mary's Church, Westenhanger
Benefice and Parish of Folkestone St Augustine, St Mary and St Eanswythe with St Saviour : St Augustine of Canterbury's Mission Church --- SS Mary & Eanswythe's Church --- St Augustine of Canterbury's Old Mission Church --- St Saviour's Church --- Holy Cross Mission Church
Benefice and Parish of Folkestone St John the Baptist : St John the Baptist's Church
Benefice and Parish of Folkestone St Peter : St Peter's Church
Benefice of Folkestone Trinity
* Parish of Folkestone Holy Trinity : Holy Trinity Church --- Christ Church --- Emmanuel Church --- St Michael & All Angels' Church
* Parish of Folkestone St George : St George's Church
* Parish of Sandgate St Paul : St Paul's Church
Benefice and Parish of Hawkinge : St Luke's Lighthouse Church --- St Michael's Church
Benefice and Parish of Hythe : St Leonard's Church --- Holy Cross Church, Palmarsh --- St Michael's Local Ecumenical Partnership --- St Michael & All Angels' Church
Benefice of Lympne and Saltwood
* Parish of Lympne : St Stephen's Church --- St Mary's Church, West Hythe
* Parish of Saltwood : SS Peter & Paul's Church --- Pedlinge Chapel of Ease

Deanery of Romney

Benefice of Romney Marsh
* Parish of Brenzett with Snargate : St Eanswith's Church, Brenzett --- St Dunstan's Church, Snargate
* Parish of Brookland and Fairfield : St Augustine of Canterbury's Church, Brookland --- St Thomas a Becket's Church, Fairfield
* Parish of Dymchurch with Newchurch and Burmarsh : All Saints' Church, Burmarsh --- SS Peter & Paul's Church, Dymchurch --- SS Peter & Paul's Church, Newchurch --- Blackmanstone Parish Church --- Orgarswick Parish Church --- Eastbridge Parish Church
* Parish of Ivychurch : St George's Church
* Parish of Lydd with Greatstone and Dungeness : All Saints' Church, Lydd --- St Peter's Church, Greatstone-on-Sea --- The Sanctuary, Dungeness
* Parish of New Romney with Old Romney : St Nicholas' Church, New Romney --- St Clement's Church, Old Romney --- St Lawrence's Church, New Romney --- St Martin's Church, New Romney --- St Michael's Church, New Romney --- St John's Church, New Romney --- St Lawrence's Church, Old Romney --- All Saints' Church, Hope --- Midley Parish Church
* Parish of St-Mary-in-the-Marsh : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of St Mary's Bay : All Saints' Church, St Mary's Bay
Benefice of Saxon Shoreline
* Parish of Aldington : St Martin's Church
* Parish of Bilsington : SS Peter & Paul's Church
* Parish of Bonnington : St Rumwold's Church
* Parish of Kenardington : St Mary's Church
* Parish of Orlestone with Snave : St Mary's Church, Orlestone --- Good Shepherd Local Ecumenical Partnership, Hamstreet --- St Augustine's Church, Snave
* Parish of Ruckinge : St Mary Magdalene's Church
* Parish of Warehorne : St Matthew's Church

Deanery of Sandwich

Benefice and Parish of Deal St Andrew : St Andrew's Church
Benefice and Parish of Deal St George : St George the Martyr's Church
Benefice and Parish of Upper Deal and Great Mongeham : St Leonard's Church, Deal --- St Richard's Church, Deal --- St Martin's Church, Great Mongeham --- St Nicholas' Church, Sholden
Benefice of Eastry and Woodnesborough
* Parish of Eastry : St Mary the Blessed Virgin's Church
* Parish of Northbourne with Betteshanger and Ham : St Augustine's Church, Northbourne --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Betteshanger --- St George's Church, Ham
* Parish of Staple : St James the Great's Church
* Parish of Tilmanstone : St Andrew's Church --- All Saints' Church, Waldershare
* Parish of Woodnesborough : St Mary the Blessed Virgin's Church
Benefice of Sandwich and Worth
*Parish of Sandwich : St Clement's Church --- St Peter's Church --- St Mary's Church
*Parish of Worth : SS Peter & Paul's Church
Benefice of Walmer and Cornilo
*Parish of Cornilo : St John the Evangelist's Church, Kingsdown --- St Nicholas' Church, Ringwould --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ripple --- SS Peter & Paul's Church, Sutton by Dover --- Studdal Mission Hall
*Parish of Walmer : St Mary's New Church --- St Saviour's Church --- St Mary's Old Church

Deanery of Vineyard

Benefice of Biddenden and Smarden
* Parish of Biddenden : All Saints' Church
* Parish of Smarden : St Michael the Archangel's Church
Benefice and Parish of Denswood : St Margaret's Church, Bethersden --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, High Halden --- All Saints' Church, Woodchurch
Benefice of Tenterden, Rother and Oxney
* Parish of Appledore : SS Peter & Paul's Church
* Parish of Ebony : St Mary the Virgin's New Church, Reading Street --- St Mary's Old Church
* Parish of Newenden : St Peter's Church
* Parish of Rolvenden : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of Smallhythe : St John the Baptist's Church
* Parish of Stone-in-Oxney : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of Tenterden : St Mildred's Church --- St Michael and All Angels' Church
* Parish of Wittersham : St John the Baptist's Church

Archdeaconry of Maidstone

Deanery of Maidstone

Benefice and Parish of Allington and Maidstone St Peter : St Nicholas' Church, Allington --- St Laurence's Church, Allington --- ''St Peter's Church, Maidstone
Benefice and Parish of Maidstone Barming Heath : St Andrew's Church, Barming Heath
Benefice and Parish of Loose : All Saints' Church
Benefice and Parish of Maidstone All Saints St Philip with St Stephen Tovil : All Saints' Church ¹ --- St Philip's Church --- St Stephen's Church, Tovil, Maidstone --- Holy Trinity Church --- St John the Evangelist's Church
Benefice and Parish of Maidstone St Faith : St Faith's Church, Ringlestone, Maidstone --- St Faith's Old Church, Maidstone
Benefice and Parish of Maidstone St Luke : St Luke the Evangelist's Church
Benefice and Parish of Maidstone St Martin : St Martin's Church, Shepway, Maidstone --- St Hilary's Church, Shepway --- Christ Church, Parkwood, Maidstone ''
Benefice and Parish of Maidstone St Michael : St Michael and All Angels' Church, Maidstone
Benefice and Parish of Maidstone St Paul : St Paul's Church, Maidstone

¹original dedication to St Mary

Deanery of North Downs

Benefice and Parish of Boughton Monchelsea : St Peter's Church --- St Augustine's Mission Church
Benefice of Len Valley
* Parish of Boughton Malherbe : St Nicholas' Church
* Parish of Harrietsham : St John the Baptist's Church --- Good Shepherd Mission Church
* Parish of Lenham : St Mary's Church
* Parish of Ulcombe : All Saints' Church
Benefice of North Downs
* Parish of Bearsted : Holy Cross Church
* Parish of Boxley : St Mary and All Saints' Church --- St John's Church, Grove Green
* Parish of Detling and Thurnham : St Martin of Tours' Church, Detling --- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Thurnham
* Parish of Hollingbourne and Hucking : All Saints' Church, Hollingbourne --- St Margaret's Church, Hucking
* Parish of Leeds and Broomfield : St Nicholas' Church, Leeds --- St Margaret's Church, Broomfield --- Kingswood United Church Local Ecumenical Partnership
* Parish of Otham with Langley : St Nicholas' Church, Otham --- St Mary's Church, Langley

Deanery of Ospringe

Benefice of Boughton-Under-Blean with Dunkirk, Goodnestone with Graveney, and Hernhill
* Parish of Boughton-under-Blean with Dunkirk : SS Peter & Paul's Church, Boughton-under-Blean --- St Barnabas' Church, Boughton-under-Blean --- Christ Church, Dunkirk
* Parish of Goodnestone with Graveney : All Saints' Church, Graveney --- St Bartholomew's Church, Goodnestone
* Parish of Hernhill : St Michael's Church
Benefice of Faversham
* Parish of Brents and Davington : SS Mary Magdalene & Lawrence's Church, Davington --- St John's Church, Brents, Faversham
* Parish of Faversham : St Mary of Charity's Church
* Parish of Ospringe : SS Peter & Paul's Church
* Parish of Preston-next-Faversham : St Catherine's Church
Benefice of Kingsdown, Creekside and High Downs
* Parish of High Downs : St Mary's Church, Eastling --- St Mary's Church, Stalisfield --- St Michael & All Angels' Church, Throwley
* Parish of Kingsdown and Creekside : The Beheading of St John the Baptist's Church, Doddington --- SS Peter & Paul's Church, Lynsted --- SS Peter & Paul's Church, Newnham --- St Mary's Church, Norton --- St Peter's Church, Oare --- St Mary's Church, Teynham --- St Margaret's Church, Wychling --- St Nicholas' Church, Buckland --- St Mary's Church, Stone-next-Faversham --- St Mary's Church, Luddenham --- St Catherine's Church, Kingsdown
Benefice of Shepherds Lees
* Parish of Badlesmere with Leaveland : St Leonard's Church, Badlesmere --- St Laurence's Church, Leaveland
* Parish of Selling : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of Sheldwich : St James's Church

Deanery of Sittingbourne

Benefice and Parish of Borden : SS Peter & Paul's Church
Benefice and Parish of Eastchurch with Leysdown and Harty : All Saints' Church, Eastchurch --- St Thomas the Apostle's Church, Harty --- St Clement's Church, Leysdown
Benefice of Milton Regis with Murston, Bapchild and Tonge
* Parish of Milton Regis : Holy Trinity Church
* Parish of Murston, Bapchild and Tonge : St Laurence's Church, Bapchild --- All Saints' New Church, Murston --- St Giles' Church, Tonge --- All Saints' Old Church, Murston
Benefice and Parish of West Sheppey : SS Mary & Sexburga's Church, Minster-in-Sheppey --- Holy Trinity Church, Queenborough --- Holy Trinity Church, Sheerness --- St Peter's Church, Halfway --- St Paul's Church, Sheerness --- St George's Royal Dockyard Church, Sheerness
Benefice of Sittingbourne with Bobbing
* Parish of Sittingbourne Holy Trinity with Bobbing : Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne --- St Bartholomew's Church, Bobbing
* Parish of Sittingbourne St Mary and St Michael : St Michael's Church, Sittingbourne --- St Mary's Church, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne --- St Paul's Church, Sittingbourne
Benefice of The Six
* Parish of Hartlip : St Michael and All Angels' Church
* Parish of Iwade : All Saints' Church
* Parish of Lower Halstow : St Margaret's Church
* Parish of Newington-next-Sittingbourne : St Mary the Virgin's Church
* Parish of Stockbury : St Mary Magdalene's Church
* Parish of Upchurch : St Mary the Virgin's Church
Benefice of Tunstall and Bredgar
* Parish of Bredgar with Bicknor : St John the Baptist's Church, Bredgar --- St James's Church, Bicknor
* Parish of Frinsted : St Dunstan's Church
* Parish of Milstead : St Mary & Holy Cross Church
* Parish of Rodmersham : St Nicholas' Church
* Parish of Tunstall : St John the Baptist's Church
* Parish of Wormshill : St Giles' Church

Deanery of Weald

Benefice of Benenden and Sandhurst
* Parish of Benenden : St George's Church --- St Margaret's Church, East End, Benenden
* Parish of Sandhurst : St Nicholas' Church --- Sandhurst Mission Church
Benefice and Parish of Cranbrook : St Dunstan's Church
Benefice of Goudhurst with Kilndown
* Parish of Goudhurst : St Mary's Church, Goudhurst
* Parish of Kilndown : Christ Church, Kilndown
Benefice and Parish of Hawkhurst : St Laurence's Church --- All Saints' Church, Highgate, Hawkhurst
Benefice of Headcorn and the Suttons
* Parish of Chart Sutton : St Michael's Church
* Parish of Headcorn : SS Peter & Paul's Church
* Parish of Sutton Valence : St Mary the Virgin's Church --- SS Peter & Paul's Church, East Sutton
Benefice and Parish of Marden : St Michael and All Angels' Church
Benefice of Sissinghurst with Frittenden
* Parish of Frittenden : St Mary's Church
* Parish of Sissinghurst : Trinity Church
Benefice and Parish of Staplehurst : All Saints' Church

Dedications

Medieval churches

All Saints: Biddenden, Birchington, Boughton Aluph, Burmarsh, Canterbury, Chillenden, Eastchurch, Graveney, Hollingbourne, Hope, Iwade, Loose, Lydd, Murston, Petham, Shuart, Stanford, Staplehurst, Stourmouth, Ulcombe, Waldershare, Westbere, Whitstable, WoodchurchBeheading of John the Baptist: DoddingtonChrist Church: Canterbury CathedralHoly Cross: Bearsted, Canterbury, Goodnestone, HoathHoly Innocents: AdishamHoly Trinity: Milton Regis, QueenboroughSt Alphege: Canterbury, SeasalterSt Andrew: Buckland, Canterbury, Shepherdswell, Tilmanstone, WickhambreauxSt Anthony: AlkhamSt Augustine of Canterbury: Brookland, East Langdon, Northbourne, SnaveSt Bartholomew: Bobbing, Goodnestone, WalthamSt Catherine: Kingsdown, Preston-next-FavershamSt Clement: Knowlton, Leysdown, Old Romney, SandwichSS Cosmas & Damian: Blean, ChallockSt Dunstan: Canterbury, Cranbrook, Frinsted, SnargateSt Eanswith: BrenzettSt Edmund: CanterburySt George: Benenden, Canterbury, Ham, IvychurchSt Giles: Kingston, Sarre, Tonge, WormshillSt Gregory the Great: WyeSt James the Great: Bicknor, Dover, Egerton, Elmsted, Sheldwich, StapleSt John the Baptist: Barham, Bredgar, Canterbury, Dover, Harrietsham, Margate, Mersham, New Romney, Smallhythe, Swalecliffe, Tunstall, WittershamSt John the Evangelist: IckhamSt Lawrence: Allington, Bapchild, Godmersham, Hawkhurst, Hougham, Leaveland, New Romney, Old Romney, St-Laurence-in-ThanetSt Leonard: Badlesmere, Deal, HytheSt Margaret of Antioch: Bethersden, Broomfield, Canterbury, Hothfield, Hucking, Lower Halstow, St-Margaret's-at-Cliffe, Womenswold, WychlingSt Martin: Acrise, Aldington, Canterbury, Cheriton, Detling, Dover, Great Mongeham, Guston, Herne, New Romney, WoottonSt Mary: Ashford, Betteshanger, Bishopsbourne, Brabourne, Brook, Canterbury, Capel-le-Ferne, Chartham, Chilham, Chislet, Crundale, Dover, Eastling, Eastry, Eastwell, Ebony, Elham, Faversham, Fordwich, Goudhurst, Great Chart, Hastingleigh, High Halden, Hinxhill, Kenardington, Kennington, Langley, Lenham, Little Chart, Lower Hardres, Luddenham, Lydden, Maidstone, Minster, Nackington, Newington-next-Sittingbourne, Nonington, Norton, Orlestone, Patrixbourne, Reculver, Ripple, Rolvenden, St-Mary-in-the-Marsh, Sandwich, Sellindge, Selling, Sevington, Smeeth, Stalisfield, Stelling, Stodmarsh, Stone-in-Oxney, Stone-next-Faversham, Stowting, Sutton Valence, Teynham, Thurnham, Upchurch, Walmer, West Hythe, West Langdon, Westenhanger, Westwell, Willesborough, Wingham, WoodnesboroughSS Mary & Æthelburh of Kent: LymingeSt Mary & All Saints: BoxleySS Mary & Eanswith: FolkestoneSt Mary & Holy Cross: MilsteadSS Mary & Radegund: PostlingSS Mary & Seaxburh of Ely: Minster-in-SheppeySt Mary Magdalene: Canterbury, Denton, Monkton, Ruckinge, StockburySS Mary Magdalene & Lawrence: DavingtonSt Matthew: WarehorneSt Michael: Canterbury, Chart Sutton, Harbledown, Hartlip, Hawkinge, Hernhill, Kingsnorth, Marden, New Romney, Sittingbourne, Smarden, ThrowleySt Mildred: Canterbury, Preston-next-Wingham, TenterdenSt Nicholas: Ash, Barfreystone, Boughton Malherbe, Buckland, Dover, Leeds, New Romney, Newington-next-Hythe, Otham, Pluckley, Ringwould, Rodmersham, St-Nicholas-at-Wade, Sandhurst, Sholden, Sturry, ThaningtonSt Oswald: PaddlesworthSt Pancras: Canterbury, ColdredSt Paul: CanterburySt Peter: Bekesbourne, Boughton Monchelsea, Bridge, Canterbury, Dover, Monks Horton, Molash, Newenden, Oare, St-Peter-in-Thanet, Sandwich, Springfield, Westcliffe, WhitfieldSS Peter & Paul: Appledore, Bilsington, Borden, Boughton-under-Blean, Charing, Charlton, Dymchurch, East Sutton, Eythorne, Headcorn, Lynsted, Newchurch, Newnham, Ospringe, River, Saltwood, Shadoxhurst, Sutton-by-Dover, Temple Ewell, Upper Hardres, WorthSt Rumbold of Buckingham: BonningtonSt Stephen: Hackington, LympneSt Thomas Becket: FairfieldSt Thomas the Apostle: HartySt Vincent of Saragossa: LittlebourneNo dedication/dedication unknown: Blackmanstone, Eastbridge, Elmstone, Midley, Orgarswick

Post-medieval churches

All Saints: Hawkhurst, Margate, Murston, St Mary's Bay All Souls: Folkestone Christ Church: Ashford, Dover, Dunkirk, Folkestone, Herne Bay, Kilndown, Maidstone, Ramsgate Emmanuel: Folkestone Good Shepherd: Hamstreet, Harrietsham Holy Cross: Folkestone, Hythe Holy Trinity: Broadstairs, Charing Heath, Dover, Folkestone, Maidstone, Margate, Ramsgate, Sheerness, Sissinghurst, Sittingbourne, Westmarsh St Alban: Canterbury, Hersden St Alphege: Seasalter, Whitstable St Andrew: Deal, Hampton, Maidstone, Reading Street St Augustine of Canterbury: Boughton Monchelsea, Folkestone St Barnabas: Boughton-under-Blean, Dover St Bartholomew: Dover, Herne Bay St Catherine: Manston St Christopher: Boughton Lees, Newington St Faith: Maidstone, Thanington St Francis: South Ashford, Stubbs Cross St Gabriel: Rough Common St George: Deal, Folkestone, Ramsgate, Sheerness St Gregory the Great: Canterbury St Hilary: Maidstone St James: Dover, Westgate St John the Baptist: Folkestone St John the Evangelist: Faversham, Grove Green, Herne Bay, Kingsdown, Maidstone St Luke: Hawkinge, Maidstone, Ramsgate St Margaret: Benenden St Mark: Ramsgate St Martin: Dover, Maidstone St Mary: Canterbury, Cliffsend, Ebony, Little Chart, Sittingbourne, Walmer St Michael: Folkestone, Hythe, Maidstone, Tenterden St Mildred: Acol St Nicholas: Allington, Buckland Valley St Paul: Margate, Maidstone, Ramsgate, Sandgate, Sheerness, Sittingbourne St Peter: Aylesham, Folkestone, Greatstone, Greenhill, Halfway, Maidstone, Whitstable SS Peter & Paul: Charlton St Philip: Maidstone, Margate St Radegund: Capel-le-Ferne St Richard: Deal St Saviour: Folkestone, Walmer, Westgate St Stephen: Maidstone St Thomas the Apostle: Minnis Bay No dedication: Aycliffe, Dungeness, Kingswood, Pedlinge, Sandhurst, Seabrook, Singleton, Studdal

Benefices by population

There are a total of 90 benefices.

Historical revenue

The Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales noted the net annual revenue for the Canterbury see was £19,182. This made it the wealthiest diocese in England.