Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
The Diocese of Portsmouth covers Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Isles and parts of Berkshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire
Directory
Bishops of the Diocese of Portsmouth
Rt Rev John Vertue
Born, 28 April 1826; Consecrated Bishop of Portsmouth, 25 July 1882; Died (buried in Portsmouth), 23 May 1900
Rt Rev John Baptist Cahill
Born, 2 September 1841; Consecrated Bishop of Thagora and Auxiliary, 1 May 1900; Succeeded as Bishop of Portsmouth, 30 August 1900; Died (buried in Ryde), 2 August 1910
Rt Rev William Timothy Cotter
Born, 21 December 1866; Consecrated Bishop of Clazonmenae and Auxiliary, 19 March 1905; Succeeded as Bishop of Portsmouth, 24 November 1910; Died (buried in Waterlooville), 24 October 1940
Most Rev John Henry King
Born, 16 September 1880; Consecrated Bishop of Opus and Auxiliary, 15 July 1938; Succeeded as Bishop of Portsmouth, 4 June 1941; Given personal title of Archbishop, 6 June 1954; Died (buried in Winchester), 23 March 1965
Rt Rev Derek Worlock
Born, 4 February 1920; Consecrated Bishop of Portsmouth, 21 December 1965; Translated to Liverpool as Archbishop, 7 February 1976; Died (buried in Liverpool), 8 February 1996
Rt Rev Anthony Joseph Emery
Born, 17 May 1918; Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, 4 March 1976; Installed as Bishop of Portsmouth, 11 November 1976; Died (buried in Portsmouth), 5 April 1988
Rt Rev Roger Francis Crispian Hollis
Born in Bristol, 17 November 1936; Ordained priest, 11 July 1965; Consecrated Bishop of Cincari and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham by Archbishop Couve de Murville, 5 May 1987; Appointed to Portsmouth, 6 December 1988; Installed as Bishop of Portsmouth, 27 January 1989