Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
Diocese of Portsmouth Dioecesis Portus Magni | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | England Bailiwick of Guernsey Bailiwick of Jersey |
| Territory | Hampshire Isle of Wight The Channel Islands With parts of: Berkshire Dorset Oxfordshire |
| Ecclesiastical province | Southwark |
| Deaneries | 24 (Pastoral Areas) |
| Coordinates | 50°47′56″N 1°05′28″W / 50.799°N 1.091°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,339 km2 (2,448 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 87 |
| Churches | 135 |
| Schools | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 May 1882 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth |
| Patron saint | St Edmund of Abingdon The Immaculate Conception St Pier Giorgio Frassati |
| Secular priests | 115 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Philip Egan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Wilson |
| Vicar General | James McAuley David Hopgood |
| Episcopal Vicars | Mark Hogan Paul James (PJ) Smith Benjamin Theobald Gaston Afah |
| Bishops emeritus | Crispian Hollis |
| Map | |
The diocese within the Province of Southwark. The Channel Islands are not shown. | |
| Website | |
| portsmouthdiocese.org.uk | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Magni) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church that covers the Channel Islands as well as parts of England (Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and parts of Berkshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire). The episcopal see is St John's Cathedral in Portsmouth and is headed by the Bishop of Portsmouth. The diocese is part of the metropolitan Province of Southwark, which covers all of the far South of England as well as the Channel Islands.