Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Diocese of Portsmouth

Dioecesis Portus Magni
Location
CountryEngland,
Bailiwick of Guernsey,
Bailiwick of Jersey
TerritoryHampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands and parts of Berkshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire
Ecclesiastical provinceSouthwark
Deaneries24 (Pastoral Areas)
Coordinates50°47′56″N 1°05′28″W / 50.799°N 1.091°W / 50.799; -1.091
Statistics
Area6,339 km2 (2,448 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2024)
3.8 Million
235,000
Parishes87
Churches135
Schools70
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 May 1882
CathedralCathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth
Patron saintSt. Edmund of Abingdon
The Immaculate Conception
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Secular priests115
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPhilip Egan
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Wilson
Vicar GeneralJames McAuley
David Hopgood
Episcopal VicarsMark Hogan
Paul James (PJ) Smith
Benjamin Theobald
Gaston Afah
Bishops emeritusCrispian Hollis
Map
The diocese within the Province of Southwark. The Channel Islands are not shown.
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.