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The Diocese of Portsmouth covers Hampshire, the Isle of Wight,
the Channel Isles and parts of Berkshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire
 

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Celebrating 125 years of the 

Diocese of Portsmouth

1882 - 2007

The Diocese of Portsmouth was formed on 19th May 1882 by the division of the Diocese of Southwark into the Dioceses of Southwark and Portsmouth. It covers the counties of Hampshire, Berkshire (South of the Thames, Oxfordshire (south of the Thames), Dorset (the portion around Bournemouth that was in Hampshire), the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.

Monday 21 May – St John’s CathedralBishop Crispian with Archbishop Kevin Macdonald and Bishops Declan Lang and Peter Doyle

Click here to see what happened at the Mass 

Click here to read Archbishop Kevin's homily

Friday 15 June – Winchester Cathedral

Bishop Crispian with the Bishop of Winchester, Michael Scott-JoyntOver 1200 people gathered from all parts of the Diocese to celebrate in Winchester Cathedral.

Find out what happened in Winchester. Click here

To read the homily given by Canon Nicholas France click here

 

Each Pastoral Area was asked to create a plaque, to see them click here

Read Bishop Crispian's Pastoral Letter on the 125th Anniversary of our Diocese

 

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