Bishop of Portsmouth | |
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| Bishopric | |
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| Incumbent: Jonathan Frost | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Residence | Bishopsgrove, Fareham |
| Information | |
| Established | 1927 |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Cathedral | Portsmouth Cathedral |
The Bishop of Portsmouth is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Portsmouth in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and has its see in the City of Portsmouth, where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury which was elevated to cathedral status in 1927. The bishop's residence is Bishopsgrove, Fareham.
The office of bishop was created in 1927 when the new diocese was formed from part of the Diocese of Winchester. Jonathan Frost has been the Bishop of Portsmouth since his election was confirmed on 18 January 2022.[1] He was installed as the tenth Bishop of Portsmouth on 12 March 2022.[2]
- ^ Diocese of Portsmouth — New Bishop of Portsmouth is announced (Accessed 8 October 2021)
- ^ "Young people take centre stage at bishop's installation". Diocese of Portsmouth. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.