Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth Directory

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Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Diocesan Directory

Bishopric of the Forces

Places served in the Portsmouth Diocese area

Mass centre Worshipping communities
Other place Other places
The Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport
Army Adjutant General's Corps, Worthy Down (served by Hampshire Downs parish)
Army Training Regiment, Sir John Moore Barracks (served by Hampshire Downs parish)
Bordon and Longmoor Garrison (served by Bordon parish)
Dalton Barracks (served by Abingdon parish)
Defence Equipment and Support, Andover (served by Andover parish)
Didcot (Army) (served by Didcot parish)
Gibraltar Barracks (served by Yateley parish)
HMS Collingwood, Fareham
HMS Excellent, Portsmouth
HMS Nelson, Portsmouth
HMS Sultan, Gosport
HMS Temeraire, Portsmouth
Marchwood Military Port (served by Waterside parish)
RAF Hythe (served by Waterside parish)
RAF Odiham, Hook
Thorney Island Barracks, Emsworth
Windsor (Army) (served by Windsor parish)
Diocese of Portsmouth

The Bishopric of the Forces serves UK military personnel and their dependants. Its staff include over 50 full-time Chaplains and as many more Officiating Chaplains.

Differing from any other UK diocese, the Bishopric of the Forces is not aligned along geographical boundaries but is active anywhere in the world that UK military personnel are serving or deployed.

Bishop's Office

Contact details

Address Wellington House, St Omer Barracks, Thornhill Road, Aldershot, Hampshire. GU11 2BG
Telephone 01252 348234
Fax 01252 348235
Bishop Rt Rev Thomas Burns
Vicars General Rev Mgr Stephen Alker
Rev Mgr John Daly
Rev Mgr Paul Donovan
Archivist Mrs Kay Day
Secretary Major (Retired) Diana Wilson
Notary Mrs Freda Sheppard