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, Hampshire.
The office was created in 1927 when the new diocese was formed from part of the Diocese of Winchester. The See it as present vacant.
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Portsmouth, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 to 1937 | Ernest Neville Lovett | |
| 1937 to 1942 | Frank Partridge | |
| 1942 to 1949 | William Louis Anderson | |
| 1949 to 1960 | William Launcelot Scott Fleming, DD | |
| 1960 to 1975 | John Henry Lawrence Phillips, DD | |
| 1975 to 1985 | Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon | |
| 1985 to 1995 | Timothy John Bavin | |
| 1995 to 2009 | Dr Kenneth William Stevenson | |
| 2009 to ? |
Sources
- Whitaker's Almanack to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
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