Rochester Cathedral

Norman church in Rochester, Medway, Kent, England, UK
Church anglican_or_episcopal_cathedral Q2635720
Rochester Cathedral
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Rochester Cathedral

Summary

Rochester Cathedral is an Anglican or Episcopal cathedral[1]. It draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (anglican_or_episcopal_cathedral category, ranking #29 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rochester Cathedral's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].
  • Rochester Cathedral is located in Rochester[4].
  • Rochester Cathedral is located in Medway[5].
  • Rochester Cathedral is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Rochester Cathedral's instance of is recorded as Anglican or Episcopal cathedral[7].
  • Rochester Cathedral's architect is recorded as Gundulf[8].
  • Rochester Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Norman architecture[9].
  • Rochester Cathedral's Commons category is recorded as Rochester Cathedral[10].
  • January 17, 650 marks the founding of Rochester Cathedral[11].
  • Rochester Cathedral's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ7427368521[12].
  • Rochester Cathedral's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.38892, 'lon': 0.503517}[13].
  • Rochester Cathedral's diocese is recorded as Anglican Diocese of Rochester[14].
  • Rochester Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as Jesus Christ[15].
  • Rochester Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as Mary[16].
  • Rochester Cathedral's official website is recorded as http://www.rochestercathedral.org[17].
  • Rochester Cathedral's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18].
  • Rochester Cathedral's contains is recorded as Rochester Cathedral, Peninsular and Waterloo Memorials[19].
  • Rochester Cathedral's contains is recorded as Rochester Cathedral, South Africa and Afganistan Memorials[20].
  • Rochester Cathedral's associated electoral district is recorded as Rochester and Strood[21].
  • Rochester Cathedral's historic county is recorded as Kent[22].

Body

Geography

Rochester Cathedral is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Rochester[4], a historic city[23], in United Kingdom[24] and Medway[5], an unitary authority area in England[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1998[27].

Designation and Status

Rochester Cathedral's instance of is recorded as Anglican or Episcopal cathedral[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].

History and Context

January 17, 650 marks the founding of Rochester Cathedral[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rochester Cathedral include Textus Roffensis[28], a manuscript[29].

Why It Matters

Rochester Cathedral draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (anglican_or_episcopal_cathedral category, ranking #29 of 197).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Entities named for it include Textus Roffensis[28], a manuscript[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.38892, 'lon': 0.503517}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Rochester, Medway
    Inception +0650-01-17T00:00:00Z
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32660|batch #32660]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (4): Change P131 qualifier"
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