The historian Nicholas Brooks argues that the choice of Rochester was probably not because it had been a Roman-era bishopric, but rather because of its importance in the politics of the time.
历史学家尼古拉斯·布鲁克斯认为，选择罗切斯特可能并不是因为当地曾是罗马时代的主教辖区，而是因为该镇当时在政治上的重要性。