ogy ▁Category : B iod iversity ▁Category : Environment al ▁conservation <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁is ▁a ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁dioc ese ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁county ▁of ▁Kent ▁and ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁The ▁c athedral ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁is ▁Ro chester ▁C athedral ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁city ▁of ▁Ro chester . ▁The ▁bishop ' s ▁Latin ▁epis cop al ▁signature ▁is : ▁"( first name ) ▁Ro ffen ", ▁Ro ff ensis ▁being ▁the ▁gen itive ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁see . ▁ ▁An ▁ancient ▁dioc ese , ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁with ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁King ▁ Æ th el ber ht ▁of ▁Kent ▁by ▁August ine ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁in ▁ 6 0 4 ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁see ▁of ▁London . ▁Only ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁is ▁older ▁in ▁England . ▁Its ▁establishment ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁un real ised ▁plan ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Pope ▁Gregory ▁the ▁Great ▁for ▁August ine ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁to ▁consec rate ▁ 1 2 ▁b ish ops ▁in ▁different ▁places ▁and ▁another ▁ 1 2 ▁for ▁the ▁pros pective ▁see ▁( l ater ▁province ) ▁of ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁Ro chester ▁dioc ese ▁includes ▁ 2 6 8 ▁parish ▁churches ▁throughout : ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Kent ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁B ex ley ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁B rom ley ; ▁ ▁The ▁dioc ese