Anthony Emery (bishop)
Appearance
The Right Reverend Anthony Joseph Emery | |
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Bishop of Portsmouth | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Diocese | Portsmouth |
Appointed | 13 September 1976 |
In office | 1976-1988 |
Predecessor | Derek Worlock |
Successor | Crispian Hollis |
Orders | |
Ordination | 30 May 1953 by Humphrey Bright |
Consecration | 4 March 1968 by George Dwyer |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | April 5, 1988 | (aged 69)
Nationality | English |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (1967-1976) |
Anthony Joseph Emery (17 May 1918 – 5 April 1988) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth from 1976 to 1988.[1]
Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in 1918, he was ordained a priest for Archdiocese of Birmingham on 30 May 1953. He was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham and Titular Bishop of Tamallula on 6 December 1967. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 8 March 1968, the principal consecrator was Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer, with Bishops Rudderham and Cleary as co-consecrators. Eight years later, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth on 13 September 1976.[1]
Death
Bishop Emery died in office on 5 April 1988, aged 69.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop Anthony Joseph Emery". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.