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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LITURGY

Diaconate ordinations

Ordinations

In 2009 the diocese ordained two new priests, Pat Madden and Paul Leonard, and three permanent deacons, Gerard Dailly, John di Meo and Peter Silsbury.

In addition, two of our seminarians in Rome, Phillip Harris and James McAuley, were ordained transitional deacons. They will be ordained priests in St John's Cathedral on Saturday 24 July 2010.

Peter Holiingsworth is due to be ordained a permanent deacon in St John's Cathedral on Sunday 4 July 2010.

Our new permanent deacons and their wives with Bishop Crispian:

Left to right: Angela di Meo, John di Meo, Sue Dailly, Gerard Dailly, Bishop Crispian, Peter Silsbury, Melinda Silsbury

Two new transitional deacons:

Left to right: Phil Harris, Bishop Crispian, Mgr Nicholas Hudson (Rector of the English College in Rome), James McAuley

Chrism Mass

Rite of Election

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