Bishop of Portsmouth (Anglican)

The Bishop of Portsmouth is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Portsmouth in the Province of Canterbury.

For the Roman Catholic bishop, see Bishop of Portsmouth (Catholic).
Bishop of Portsmouth
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent:
Christopher Foster
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ResidenceBishopsgrove, Fareham
Information
Established1927
DiocesePortsmouth
CathedralPortsmouth Cathedral

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. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Christopher Foster, the 9th Bishop of Portsmouth, who signs + Christopher Portsmouth. Previously Suffragan Bishop of Hertford, his nomination as Bishop of Portsmouth was announced by Downing Street on 9 February 2010.[1] He was installed and enthroned in a service at Portsmouth Cathedral on 18 September 2010.[2]

List of Anglican Bishops of Portsmouth
Anglican Bishops of Portsmouth
From Until Incumbent Notes
19271936Neville LovettNominated on 7 June and consecrated on 25 July 1927; translated to Salisbury on 23 April 1936
19361941Frank PartridgeNominated on 12 May and consecrated on 24 June 1936; died in office on 1 October 1941
19421949William AndersonTranslated from Croydon; nominated 12 February and confirmed on 19 March 1942; translated to Salisbury on 14 June 1949
19491959Launcelot FlemingNominated on 13 September and consecrated on 18 October 1949; translated to Norwich on 18 December 1959
19601975John PhillipsNominated on 29 January and consecrated on 25 March 1960; resigned on 31 July 1975; died on 1 November 1985
19751984Ronald GordonNominated on 5 August and consecrated on 23 September 1975; resigned on 31 May 1984; he subsequently became Bishop at Lambeth (1984–1991) and Bishop to the Forces (1985–1990); died on 8 August 2015
19841995Timothy BavinTranslated from Johannesburg; nominated on 2 November 1984 and confirmed on 7 January 1985; retired in 1995
19952009Kenneth StevensonNominated and consecrated in 1995; retired in September 2009.[3]
20092010Ian Brackley, Bishop of Dorkingacting bishop during vacancy
2010presentChristopher FosterTranslated from Hertford; nominated on 9 February,[1] and installed and enthroned at Portsmouth Cathedral on 18 September 2010.[4]
Source(s): [5][6]

Assistant bishops

Among those called "Assistant Bishop of Portsmouth" have been:

References
  1. "New bishop for south-east Hampshire". Hampshire Chronicle. Winchester, Hampshire. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. Service to install Bishop of Portsmouth. BBC. Published on 18 September 2010.
  3. About Kenneth Stevenson Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 18 November 2010.
  4. Service to install Bishop of Portsmouth. BBC. Published on 18 September 2010.
  5. "Historical successions: Portsmouth". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  6. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  7. "in memoriam: Bishop A. L. Kitching". Church Times (#5098). 28 October 1960. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. "Robin, Bryan Percival". Who's Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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