Anthony Emery (bishop)

Anthony Joseph Emery (17 May 1918 – 5 April 1988) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth from 1976 to 1988.

The Right Reverend

Anthony Joseph Emery
Bishop of Portsmouth
ChurchRoman Catholic
DiocesePortsmouth
Appointed13 September 1976
In office1976–1988
PredecessorDerek Worlock
SuccessorCrispian Hollis
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (1967–1976)
Orders
Ordination30 May 1953
by Humphrey Bright
Consecration4 March 1968
by George Dwyer
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1918-05-17)17 May 1918
Died5 April 1988(1988-04-05) (aged 69)
NationalityEnglish

Life

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Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in 1918, Emery enlisted in the military in 1940 and was released from service in 1945.[1]

He was ordained a priest at Oscott for Archdiocese of Birmingham on 30 May 1953. He was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham and Titular Bishop of Tamallula on 6 December 1967. His consecration to the Episcopate took place at St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham on 8 March 1968; the principal consecrator was Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer, with Bishops Rudderham and Cleary as co-consecrators.

Eight years later, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth on 13 September 1976.[2]

Death

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Bishop Emery died in office on 5 April 1988, aged 69.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Larsen, Chris. Catholic Bishops of Great Britain, Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 153ISBN 9781910519257
  2. ^ a b "Bishop Anthony Joseph Emery". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Portsmouth
1976–1988
Succeeded by