Diocese of Portsmouth

Location

The Portsmouth Diocese, situated centrally within the Archdiocese of Southwark, extending as far as Abingdon in the North; and down to and including the Channel Isles in the South, and roughly from Liphook in the East to Andover in the West. The Diocese adjoins the dioceses of Birmingham and Northampton to the North, the diocese of Arundel & Brighton to the East and the dioceses of Plymouth and Clifton to the West.

The Area of the Portsmouth Diocese is 6,339sq Km (2,447sq Miles) and has a total population (2001 census) of 2,960,077. There are 171 Parishes and 134 incardinated Priests, with a further 98 from Religious Orders, Congregations & Societies. There are also 30 Permanent Deacons serving in the Parishes plus 37 professed non-priest religious and 337 professed women religious. Education comprises of 48 Primary/Middle/Ecumenical schools (Aided and Grant Maintained), 8 Secondary and 24 Independent schools which completes the picture.

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