diocese of portsmouth local & pto leadership
Portsmouth
Our diocese is made up of the 11,000 or so worshippers in the 133 Church of
England parishes across south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. They are led
by our bishop, and include clergy, Readers, retired clergy, chaplains, paid
staff and thousand of volunteers who work in our parishes. Our diocese is also
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 current vision is to live as
disciples of Christ, pray individually and together, and to serve our
communities - hence our vision is described as Live | Pray | Serve. Read more
about it here. 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. This
video helps to explain how it works.