John King (bishop of Portsmouth)

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The Right Reverend

John Henry King
Bishop of Portsmouth
ChurchRoman Catholic
DiocesePortsmouth
Appointed4 June 1941
In office1910-1940
PredecessorWilliam Cotter
SuccessorDerek Worlock
Orders
Ordination20 November 1904
Consecration15 July 1938
by Jules Prosper París
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1880-09-16)16 September 1880
Wardour, Wiltshire, England
Died23 March 1965(1965-03-23) (aged 84)
NationalityEnglish
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Portsmouth (1938-1941)

John Henry King (1880–1965) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth from 1941 to 1965.

Life[]

John Henry King was born in Wardour on 16 September 1880. He was ordained at Jersey on 20 November 1904 as a priest for the Diocese of Portsmouth.[1]

He was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Portsmouth and Titular Bishop of Opus on 28 May 1938. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 15 July 1938, the principal consecrator was Bishop William Timothy Cotter of Portsmouth, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Peter Amigo of Southwark and Bishop William Lee of Clifton.

Three years later, he was appointed Bishop of Portsmouth on 4 June 1941. On 6 June 1954, he was appointed the personal title Archbishop.[2]

Archbishop King died in office on 23 March 1965, aged 84.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Larsen, Chris. Catholic Bishops of Great Britain, Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 153ISBN 9781910519257
  2. ^ a b "Archbishop John Henry King". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
William Timothy Cotter
Bishop of Portsmouth
1941–1965
Succeeded by
Derek John Worlock
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