20 May 2022
The Bishops of Colchester and Chelmsford have congratulated Colchester following this morning’s announcement that it is to be one of eight towns to be made a city to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The Bishop of Colchester, the Rt Revd Roger Morris Tweeted:
“Meanwhile, here in the City of Colchester….
I am absolutely delighted that this beautiful place with a proud history a vibrant cultural life and a bright exciting future is also to be one of the Platinum Jubilee Cities. #CityOfColchester”
Colchester is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford, and the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani also posted her congratulations on Twitter, saying:
“Another city for @chelmsdio. Congratulations #Colchester”
Colchester will become the third town in Essex to receive city status in recent years, joining Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. The Diocese of Chelmsford also covers five boroughs of East London, which means the Diocese will now have four cities.
The other seven towns to be awarded City Status for the Platinum Jubilee are Milton Keynes, Dunfermline, Bangor in Northern Ireland, Wrexham, Stanley in the Falkland Islands, Doncaster and Douglas, in the Isle of Man.
Colchester became Britain’s first recorded settlement and later its first city and capital city during Roman Times. It was originally called Camulodunum.
Update
The Bishop of Colchester has also spoken to BBC Essex's Ben Fryer about the announcement.
