The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is a

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that covers the

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as well as parts of

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(

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, the

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and parts of

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and

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). The episcopal see is St John's Cathedral in Portsmouth and is headed by the Bishop of Portsmouth. The diocese is part of the metropolitan

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, which covers all of the far South of England as well as the Channel Islands.

Location

The Diocese of Portsmouth, situated centrally within the Metropolitan Province of Southwark, extending as far as Abingdon in the North; and down to and including the

in the South, and roughly from Liphook in the East to

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in the West. The diocese adjoins the dioceses of

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and

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to the North, the diocese of Arundel & Brighton to the East and the dioceses of

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and

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to the West. It officially comprises the counties of

, Berkshire (south of the Thames),

(south of the Thames),

(the Bournemouth area), the

and the Channel Islands. The area of the Diocese of Portsmouth is 6,339 km² (2,447sq Miles) with a total population (2001 census) of 2,960,077. Its estimated Catholic population (2004) is 167,000. There are 112 parishes (2005) and 128 incardinated priests, with a further 86 from religious orders, congregations & societies. There are also 31 permanent deacons serving in the parishes plus 101 professed, non-priest religious and 255 professed women religious. Education comprises 48 primary/middle/ecumenical schools (aided and grant maintained), 8 secondary and 24 independent schools.

History

By a Papal Brief dated 19 May 1882,

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created the Diocese of Portsmouth. It was formed out of the western portion of the Diocese of Southwark, as constituted at the re-establishment of the hierarchy in 1850.King, John Henry. "Diocese of Portsmouth." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 31 January 2020 The Southwark diocese had become too large for one bishop, extending as it did from London to

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and from the outskirts of

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and including the Channel Islands. The new diocese comprised the counties of

, the

, Berkshire, and the

. It was thus almost co-terminous with the limits of the (Anglican)

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. The obvious place for the cathedral and curia of the new diocese was Winchester. The Ecclesiastical Titles Act forbade a Catholic diocese to have the same name as an

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see. It would appear that the original intention was to fix the see at

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, with St Joseph Church in Bugle Street as the pro-cathedral. The construction of a large parish church in the centre of

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had begun, and it was decided to make it the future cathedral of the diocese. Bishop Vertue was succeeded by his vicar-general John Cahill. During Cahill's tenure a number of religious orders established houses in the diocese. In 1901 Benedictines from Solesmes Abbey settled on the

. Benedictine

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s established St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde. Benedictine monks from the monastery of St. Edmund's, in Douai, France, came to

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and founded Douai Abbey in 1903 when the community left France as a result of anti-clerical legislation.

Bishops

John Vertue John Vertue (or Virtue) (1826–1900) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Portsmouth in England from 1882 to 1900. Life Born in London on 28 April 1826, Vertue attended King's College, London; and ...

(1826–1900) was appointed the first bishop of the new diocese. He was consecrated by Cardinal Manning on 25 July 1882 and on 10 August of that year opened the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist at Portsmouth. When the new bishop took possession of his see, he had about seventy priests and forty missions. Since 1900 the diocese has had seven bishops: John Cahill, 1900–1910; William Cotter (who came from Cloyne in Co. Cork), 1910–1940; John Henry King (who was given the personal title of archbishop in 1954), 1941–1965;

Derek Worlock Derek John Harford Worlock CH (4 February 1920 – 8 February 1996) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Liverpool. Life Worlock was born in St John's Wood, London, on 4 February 1920, the son of Captain ...

(translated to

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as Archbishop 7 February 1976), 1965–1976; Anthony Emery, 1976–1988; Crispian Hollis, 1988–2012; Philip Egan, 2012-.

Current bishop

On 11 July 2012, Egan's appointment as the eighth Bishop of Portsmouth was announced in an official press release from the

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(VIS), an arm of the

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. At the time of his appointment Bishop Egan was serving as the

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of the Diocese of Shrewsbury.Pope Benedict XVI appoints Senior Cheshire Priest as Bishop of Portsmouth
from Diocese of Shrewsbury, retrieved 13 December 2014 Bishop Egan's Episcopal Ordination took place at St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, on Monday 24 September 2012, the Feast of

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.Fr Philip Egan ordained as Bishop of Portsmouth
from ''

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'', retrieved 13 December 2014 Egan was born on 14 November 1955 in

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, a suburb of

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. After classical studies locally at

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and at

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, he completed training for the priesthood at Allen Hall,

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, and at the

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in Rome. On 4 August 1984, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Shrewsbury. From 1984 to 1988, Egan served as parochial vicar at St. Anthony's, Woodehouse Park, Manchester. From 1988 to 1991, he served as an assistant chaplain at the

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. From 1991 to 1994, he served as parish vicar and chaplain at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral. From 1994 to 1995, he completed theological studies at

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in the United States, going on to serve, until 2007, as a professor of fundamental theology and dean of studies at

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seminary in

. In 2007–2008, also in Boston he attended Lonergan post-doctoral fellowship Studies. In 2008, Egan became parish priest of Our Lady and

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's in

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. In 2010, he was named to his previous post as Vicar General of the Diocese of Shrewsbury.

Emeritus bishop

Roger Francis Crispian Hollis,

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of Portsmouth, was educated at

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and ordained on 11 July 1965. He was installed as bishop of Portsmouth on 27 January 1989. He had been chairman of the Catholic Media Trust and chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Europe. He is a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in the Vatican. He is the chairman of the Bishops' Conference Department of Mission and Unity, representative for the Bishops' Conference of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and a member of IARCCUM (International Anglican Roman Catholic Committee for Unity and Mission). He reached the standard retirement age of 75 in November 2011. On 11 July 2012, the acceptance of his resignation was announced in an official press release from the

(VIS), an arm of the

Coadjutor Bishop

* Thomas Holland (1960-1964), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Salford

Auxiliary Bishops

* John Baptist Cahill (1900-1904), appointed Bishop here * William Timothy Cotter (1905-1910), appointed Bishop here * John Henry King (1938-1941), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Peter John Haworth Doyle, appointed Bishop of Northampton in 2005 *David Keane, appointed Bishop of Limerick, Ireland in 1923 * Declan Ronan Lang, appointed Bishop of Clifton in 2001 *

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, appointed Bishop of Arundel and Brighton in 1977; future Cardinal

Other notables of diocese

* Vicars general: Michael Dennehy and Paul Townsend (also vicar for clergy) * Moderator for the curia: Michael Dennehy * Episcopal vicar for vocation: Jeremy Garratt * Episcopal vicar for education: PJ Smith * Episcopal vicar for evangelisation: Mark Hogan * Judicial vicar: Simon Thompson * Chancellor for the diocese: Stephen Restori

Pastoral areas and churches

Following a period of consultation, the diocese's new pastoral areas were launched at the time of

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in 2006, with the aim to eventually turn them into parishes in the future. There were originally 24 pastoral areas. There are now 22. Deaneries were re-introduced in September 2014. The Pastoral Areas with their respective churches are:

Channel Islands (SS Helier & Samson) Deanery

Bailiwick of Guernsey Pastoral Area: Alderney (SS Anne & Mary Magdalene), Delancey (Our Lady Star of the Sea), Guernsey SS Joseph & Mary, Guernsey Notre Dame du Rosaire Autonomous Parish of Jersey: St Aubin (Sacred Heart), St Brelade (St Bernadette), St Clement (St Patrick), St Helier SS Mary & Peter, St Helier St Thomas, St Martin (Our Lady of the Annunciation), St Peter (St Mathieu)

Southeast Hampshire & Isle of Wight (St Wilfrid) Deanery

Isle of Wight Pastoral Area: Bembridge (St Michael), Cowes (St Thomas of Canterbury), East Cowes (St David), Newport (St Thomas of Canterbury), Ryde (Sorrowful & Immaculate Heart of Mary), Sandown (St Patrick), Shanklin (Sacred Heart), Totland Bay (St Saviour), Ventnor (Our Lady & St Wilfrid)

Stella Maris (Our Lady Star of the Sea) Deanery

Southampton Central & West Pastoral Area: Southampton St Edmund, Southampton St Joseph, Southampton Lordswood (St Vincent de Paul), Southampton Millbrook (Holy Family), Southampton Shirley (St Boniface) Southampton East Pastoral Area: Hedge End (Our Lady of the Assumption), Netley (Annunciation), Southampton Bitterne (Christ the King & St Colman), Southampton Portswood (Immaculate Conception), Southampton Woolston (St Edmund)

West Solent (Pope St John XXIII) Deanery

Avon Stour Pastoral Area: Christchurch (St Joseph), Fordingbridge (Our Lady of Sorrows & St Philip Benizi), Highcliffe (Holy Redeemer), Iford (St Thomas More), Ringwood (Sacred Heart & St Thérèse), Southbourne (Our Lady Queen of Peace & Bl Margaret Pole) Bournemouth Pastoral Area: Bournemouth Annunciation, Bournemouth Corpus Christi, Bournemouth Sacred Heart, Bournemouth St Edmund Campion, Westbourne (Our Lady Immaculate) New Forest Pastoral Area: Brockenhurst (St Anne), Holbury (St Bernard), Hythe (St Michael), Lymington (Our Lady of Mercy & St Joseph), Lyndhurst (Our Lady of the Assumption & St Edward the Confessor), Milford-on-Sea (St Francis of Assisi), New Milton (Our Lady of Lourdes), Totton (St Theresa of the Child Jesus), Waterside * Deanery 3 **

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: English Martyrs – St James & St William – St Joseph – Christ the King – Our Lady of Peace & Blessed Dominic Barberi – Woodley ** Great Park: Ascot –

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St Edmund Campion – Maidenhead St Joseph – Windsor – Twyford ** South Berkshire:

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: St Joseph and St Margaret Clitherow – Crowthorne & Sandhurst –

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* Deanery 4 ** Petersfield: Bordon – Grayshott – Liphook – Petersfield ** Hampshire Downs:

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; St Stephen's Church,

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; St Gregory the Great, Alresford; St Thomas More, Stockbridge; – Alton: St Mary's, Alton. ** St Swithun Wells parish (formerly Three Rivers Pastoral Area, covering the former parishes of Bishop's Waltham – Chandlers Ford – Eastleigh –

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) * Deanery 5 ** Portsmouth: Portsmouth Cathedral – Corpus Christi with St Joseph – Our Lady & St Swithun – St Colman with St Paul ** Havant: Havant –

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–

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– Leigh Park –

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** Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Fareham and Gosport parish (formerly Solent Pastoral Area, covering the former parishes of

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–

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–

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–

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with Stubbington – Park Gate) * Deanery 6 ** Thames Isis: Abingdon, Our Lady and St Edmund –

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– East Hendred – North Hinksey – Wallingford ** West Berkshire: Newbury St Francis de Sales – Newbury St Joseph –

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– Woolhampton ** North Downs: Buckland & Faringdon – Lambourn & Hungerford – Wantage * Deanery 7 ** North East Hampshire:

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St Joseph's– Fleet and Church Crookham –

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Our Lady Help of Christians – Farnborough Our Lady & St Dominic – Hartley Wintney – Yateley ** North West Hampshire: Andover & Whitchurch –

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– Basingstoke St Joseph – Hook – Tadley & Kingsclere – Whitchurch

Deaneries

Deaneries used to be used in the Diocese of Portsmouth, until pastoral areas were created to replace them. In 2005, they originally were: Portsmouth, Aldershot, Alton, Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Fareham, Havant, New Forest, Southampton, Winchester, North East Berks, South Berks, Kennet Valley, Vale of the White Horse, Reading, Isle of Wight, Guernsey and Jersey.

Pilgrimage

The Portsmouth Diocese is part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

References

External links

Official site of the Diocese
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Christianity in Hampshire

Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Southwark