▁is ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁three ▁arch de acon ries : ▁Arch de acon ry ▁of ▁B rom ley ▁& ▁B ex ley ▁( Arch de acon : ▁Paul ▁Wright ) ▁Arch de acon ry ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁( Arch de acon : ▁vac ant ) ▁Arch de acon ry ▁of ▁Ton bridge ▁( Arch de acon : ▁C live ▁Mans ell ); ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁dioc es an ▁boundaries ▁roughly ▁match ▁its ▁pre - 1 9 th ▁century ▁extent . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁par ishes ▁in ▁H ert ford shire ▁from ▁the ▁dioc eses ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁Es sex ▁( from ▁London ▁dioc ese ) ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁Ro chester , ▁while ▁all ▁West ▁Kent ▁par ishes ▁except ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Dean ery ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Es sex ▁and ▁H ert ford shire ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁St ▁Alb ans . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁gained ▁some ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁Sur rey ▁from ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Win chester ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁South w ark ▁at ▁its ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁B ish ops ▁The ▁present ▁dioc es an ▁bishop , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ro chester , ▁is ▁James ▁Lang st aff . ▁The ▁dioc ese ▁also