Diocese of Portsmouth
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Diocese of Portsmouth
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Southwark |
| Diocesan bishop | Philip Anthony Egan |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Crispian Hollis |
| founding | 1882 |
| surface | 6,339 km² |
| Parishes | 88 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,100,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 248,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 8th % |
| Diocesan priest | 125 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 80 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,210 |
| Permanent deacons | 51 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 106 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 260 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist |
| Website | www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth ( Latin Dioecesis Portus Magni , English Diocese of Portsmouth ) is in United Kingdom situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Portsmouth . It also includes the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey .
history
St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Portsmouth
The Diocese of Portsmouth was on May 19, 1882 by Pope Leo XIII. established from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Southwark . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Southwark as a suffragan .
Bishops of Portsmouth
- John Vertue , 1882-1900
- John Baptist Cahill , 1900-1910
- William Timothy Cotter , 1910-1940
- John Henry King , 1941-1965
- Derek John Worlock , 1965–1976, then Archbishop of Liverpool
- Anthony Joseph Emery , 1976–1988
- Crispian Hollis , 1988-2012
- Philip Anthony Egan , since 2012
See also
Web links
- Of the Diocese of Portsmouth website (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Portsmouth on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)