Diocese of Portsmouth

Portsmouth Diocese

• Our diocese is made up of worshippers in the 129 Church of England parishes across south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. They are led by our bishop, and include clergy, Licensed Lay Ministers, retired clergy, chaplains, paid staff and thousand of volunteers who work in our parishes. It also includes thousands of pupils at the 38 Church of England schools across the diocese.
• Our diocese is divided into seven deaneries, each of which co-ordinates the mission and ministry of parishes in their area. You can read more about the elements that make up our diocese via the menus on this page.
• Our vision in this diocese is to be a Church with Jesus Christ at the heart of everything we do, a Church in which we seek God’s Kingdom, and where all are enabled to experience a life-transforming encounter with Jesus Christ.

Parish Share Review

• We are currently reviewing how Parish Share works in our diocese, through the oversight of a group of local clergy and treasurers. 
• The Diocese of Portsmouth works like a network or family of parishes. Those parishes help each other through prayer, finances and mutual support. It’s our system of parish share that ensures we have a presence in every community and can offer ministry and mission to all who come to us.

What our diocese does

Our diocesan family works together in a number of ways, in the areas listed below. Some of these areas are co-ordinated by paid staff in our diocesan office, some are co-ordinated by volunteers working in our parishes.

• Growing Faith
• Schools
• Training & Discipleship
• Pioneer ministry