Bishop of Portsmouth (Catholic)

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Bishop of Portsmouth
Bishopric
catholic
Coat of arms of Philip Egan.svg
Coat of arms
Incumbent:
Philip Egan
Location
Ecclesiastical province Southwark
Information
First holder John Vertue
Established1882
Diocese Portsmouth
Cathedral Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth

The Bishop of Portsmouth (Episcopus Portus Magni) is the Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth in the Province of Southwark, England. [1] [2]

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The bishop's official residence is Bishop's House, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth, Hampshire. [2]

The current bishop is Philip Egan, who was ordained bishop at St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, on 24 September 2012, the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. [3] Bishop Egan was previously the Vicar General for the Diocese of Shrewsbury and his appointment was announced by the Holy See on 11 July 2012. [4] The bishop emeritus is the Right Reverend Crispian Hollis, the 7th bishop of Portsmouth, who was appointed on 6 December 1988. [5] He reached retirement age (75) in November 2011, and retired as Bishop on 11 July 2012 upon his successor's appointment. Bishop Hollis acted as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Portsmouth from 11 July 2012 until Bishop Egan's ordination on 24 September 2012.

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 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]

In October 2022 it was announced that the diocese was to reduce from 87 parishes to 24 parishes through a programme of church closures and amalgamations; a move prompted in part by falling attendances and a reduction of over 60% in the number of priests. [6]

List of the Catholic bishops of Portsmouth

Bishops of Portsmouth
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18821900 John Vertue Appointed bishop on 3 June 1882 and consecrated on 25 July 1882. Died in office on 23 May 1900. [7]
19001910 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. [8]
19101940 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. [9]
19411965 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. [10]
19651976 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. [11]
19761988 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. [12]
19882012 Crispian Hollis Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham (1987–1988). Appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 6 December 1988. [5] Retirement accepted on 11 July 2012.
2012Incumbent Philip Egan Formerly Vicar General to the Diocese of Shrewsbury and appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 11 July 2012. Ordained as the Eighth Bishop of Portsmouth at the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, with Bishop Hollis as Principal Consecrator, on 24 September 2012, the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. [3]

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  1. 1 2 "Diocese of Portsmouth". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 Diocese of Portsmouth at GCatholic.org.com. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Fr Philip Egan ordained as Bishop of Portsmouth". BBC News. 24 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Pope Benedict XVI appoints Shrewsbury Vicar General as Bishop of Portsmouth – the Diocese of Shrewsbury – the Diocese of Shrewsbury". Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Bishop Roger Francis Crispian Hollis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Portsmouth mission plan to reduce 87 parishes to 24".
  7. ↑ "Bishop John Vertue (Virtue)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Bishop John Baptist Cahill". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Bishop William Timothy Cotter". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Bishop John Henry King". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Archbishop Derek John Worlock". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "Bishop Anthony Joseph Emery". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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