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Bishop of Portsmouth
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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
Epsicopal see see in the
Portsmouth City of Portsmouth, where the seat is located at the
Portsmouth Cathedral Cathedral Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury which was elevated to cathedral status in
1927.
The Bishop's residence is Bishopsgrove, Fareham, Hampshire.
The office was created in 1927 when the new diocese was formed from part of the
Diocese of Winchester. The present bishop is the Right Reverend
Kenneth William Stevenson Dr '''Kenneth''' William '''Stevenson''', the 8th '''Lord Bishop of Portsmouth''' who signs ''Kenneth Portsmouth''.
Sadly, Bishop Kenneth is currently suffering from Leukaemia, however hopes are high as to his recovery. More information about the Bishop can be found on [http://www.portsmouth.anglican.org/info/bishop.html this page of the Portsmouth Diocese Website].
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Portsmouth, England
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|- align=left
! width="20%"|Tenure
! width="35%"|Incumbent
! width="40%"|Notes
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|
1927 to 1937.html">Ernest Neville Lovett '''Ernest''' Neville '''Lovett'''||
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|1937 to 1942||'''Frank Partridge'''||
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|1942 to 1949.html">William Louis Anderson '''William''' Louis '''Anderson'''||
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|1949 to 1960.html">William Lancelot Scott Fleming William '''Lancelot''' Scott '''Fleming''', DD||
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|1960 to 1975.html">John Henry Lawrence Phillips '''John''' Henry Lawrence '''Phillips''', DD||
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|1975 to 1985.html">Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon Archibald '''Ronald''' McDonald '''Gordon'''||
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|1985 to 1995.html">Timothy John Bavin '''Timothy''' John '''Bavin'''||
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|1995 to present (time) present||Kenneth William Stevenson Dr '''Kenneth''' William '''Stevenson'''||
|}
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Sources
* '''''Whitaker's Almanack''' to '''2004''', Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London''
See also
*Lists of office-holders
Category:Anglican bishops by diocese Portsmouth
Category:Portsmouth
Category:Hampshire
Category:Isle of Wight
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