Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
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
Monday
21 May – St John’s Cathedral
Friday 15 June – Winchester Cathedral
Over 1200 people gathered from all parts of the Diocese to celebrate in Winchester Cathedral.
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.