Anthony Emery (bishop)
The Right Reverend Anthony Joseph Emery | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 17 May 1918 |
| Died | 5 April 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.
Life[edit]
Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in 1918, Emery enlisted in the military in 1940 and was released from service in 1945.[1]
He was ordained a priest at Oscott 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 at St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham 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.[2]
Death[edit]
Bishop Emery died in office on 5 April 1988, aged 69.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Larsen, Chris. Catholic Bishops of Great Britain, Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 153ISBN 9781910519257
- ^ a b "Bishop Anthony Joseph Emery". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
