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Encyclopedia > Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth
Diocese of Portsmouth
Province Canterbury
Diocesan bishop Bishop of Portsmouth
Cathedral Cathedral Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
Archdeaconries Portsdown, The Meon, Isle of Wight
Suffragan bishop(s) unknown
Parishes 142
Churches 173 
Diocesan website

The Diocese of Portsmouth is an administrative division of the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England. The diocese covers south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The see is in the City of Portsmouth in Hampshire, where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury. An ecclesiastical province is a unit of religious government existing in certain Christian churches. ... The Province of Canterbury consists of the following dioceses of the Church of England: Their archbishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... A bishop in charge of a diocese. ... The Bishop of Portsmouth presides over a see encompassing southern Hampshire and the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England. ... A cathedral is a religious building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic, Anglican and some Lutheran churches, which serves as a bishops seat, and thus as the central church of a diocese. ... Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral Interior of the cathedral, at the original nave. ... An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ... A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... St. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (970x1219, 170 KB) Portsmouth Cathedral, Hampshire, England File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth Portsmouth Cathedral Wikipedia... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (970x1219, 170 KB) Portsmouth Cathedral, Hampshire, England File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth Portsmouth Cathedral Wikipedia... Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral Interior of the cathedral, at the original nave. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The Province of Canterbury consists of the following dioceses of the Church of England: Their archbishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ... A see (from the Latin word sedem, meaning seat) is the throne (cathedra) of a bishop. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral Interior of the cathedral, at the original nave. ...


Founded in 1927 under King George V, from part of the Diocese of Winchester, the diocese consists of the three Archdeaconries of Portsdown (comprising the Deaneries of Portsmouth and Havant), the Meon (comprising the Deaneries of Fareham, Gosport, Petersfield and Bishop's Waltham) and the Isle of Wight (comprising the Deaneries of East Wight and West Wight). George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. ... For the Major League Baseball player, see Maurice Archdeacon. ... Portsdown Hill is a long chalk hill overlooking Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England, offering good views over Portsmouth, The Solent, Hayling Island and Gosport, with the Isle of Wight beyond. ... In the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, a deanery is a collection of parishes within an archdeaconry. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... Havant is a town and district in Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. ... Map sources for River Meon at grid reference SU533024 The Meon river is in Hampshire in southern England. ... In the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, a deanery is a collection of parishes within an archdeaconry. ... Arms of Fareham Borough Council Fareham Creek today, looking towards Gosport The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation. ... Gosport is a town and district in Hampshire with around 77,000 inhabitants (including Lee-on-the-Solent), situated on the south coast of England. ... Petersfield is a market town in the English county of Hampshire, situated on the northern border of the South Downs. ... Location within the British Isles Bishops Waltham is a town in Hampshire, England with a population of around 6,500 people. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ... In the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, a deanery is a collection of parishes within an archdeaconry. ...


References

  • Church of England Statistics 2002

See also

The Bishop of Portsmouth presides over a see encompassing southern Hampshire and the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England. ... // History Bishops of Portsmouth See also Bishop of Portsmouth (Catholic) External Links Giga-Catholic Information Parishes St. ...

External links and references

  • Diocesan website
  • Portsmouth Cathedral
  • Portsmouth Readers' Board
List of Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Anglican Communion


 
 

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