John Henry King (1880–1965) was an English

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of the

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. He served as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth from 1941 to 1965.

Life

John Henry King was born in Wardour on 16 September 1880. He was

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at St Helier, Jersey on 20 November 1904 as a priest for the Diocese of Portsmouth.Larsen, Chris. ''Catholic Bishops of Great Britain'', Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 153
He was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of

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and

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of ''Opus'' on 28 May 1938. His

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to the

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took place on 15 July 1938, the principal

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was Bishop

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of Portsmouth, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop

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of Southwark and

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, Titular Bishop of

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and Auxiliary Bishop of

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. Three years later, he was appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 4 June 1941. On 6 June 1954, he was appointed the personal title

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. King died in office on 23 March 1965, aged 84. He is buried at the Winchester Catholic Cemetery.

References

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