Bishop of Portsmouth (Catholic)
| Bishop of Portsmouth | |
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| Bishopric | |
| Catholic | |
| Incumbent: Crispian Hollis |
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| Province: | Southwark |
| Diocese: | Portsmouth |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth |
| First Bishop: | John Vertue |
| Formation: | 1882 |
The Bishop of Portsmouth is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth in the Province of Southwark, England.[1][2]
The bishop's official residence is St. Edmund House, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire.[2]
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Crispian Hollis, the 7th Bishop of Portsmouth, who was appointed on 6 December 1988.[3]
[edit] History
In 1688 the Portsmouth area came under the authority of the Vicar Apostolic of the London District. On the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850 Portsmouth became part of the Diocese of Southwark. On 19 May 1882 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth was created, and consists of the counties of Hampshire and Dorset, together with Berkshire and Oxfordshire south of the River Thames, plus the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.[1]
[edit] List of the Roman Catholic bishops of Portsmouth
| Bishops of Portsmouth | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1882 | 1900 | John Vertue | Appointed bishop on 3 June 1882 and consecrated on 25 July 1882. Died in office on 23 May 1900.[4] |
| 1900 | 1910 | John Baptist Cahill | Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth (March–August 1900). Appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 30 August 1900. Died in office on 2 August 1910.[5] |
| 1910 | 1940 | William Timothy Cotter | Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth (1905–1910). Appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 24 November 1910. Died in office on 24 October 1940.[6] |
| 1941 | 1965 | John Henry King | Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth (1938–1941). Appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 4 June 1941. Appointed the personal title Archbishop on 6 June 1954. Died in office on 23 March 1965.[7] |
| 1965 | 1976 | Derek Worlock | Appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 18 October 1965 and consecrated on 21 December 1965. Translated to the archbishopric of Liverpool on 7 February 1976.[8] |
| 1976 | 1988 | Anthony Joseph Emery | Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham (1967–1976). Appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 13 September 1976. Died on 5 April 1988.[9] |
| 1988 | present | Crispian Hollis | Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham (1987–1988). Appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 6 December 1988.[3] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Diocese of Portsmouth at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ a b Diocese of Portsmouth at Giga-Catholic.com. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ a b Bishop Roger Francis Crispian Hollis at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ Bishop John Vertue (Virtue) at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ Bishop John Baptist Cahill at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ Bishop William Timothy Cotter at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ Bishop John Henry King at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ Archbishop Derek John Worlock at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
- ^ Bishop Anthony Joseph Emery at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
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