John Henry King (1880–1965) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth from 1941 to 1965.
The Most Reverend John Henry King | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Archbishop-Bishop of Portsmouth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diocese | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | 4 June 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In office | 1910–1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | William Cotter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Derek Worlock | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 September 1880 Wardour, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 1965 (aged 84) Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Buried | Winchester Catholic Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Life
editJohn Henry King was born in Wardour on 16 September 1880. He was ordained at St Helier, 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 William Francis Brown, Titular Bishop of Pella and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark.
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]
King died in office on 23 March 1965, aged 84. He is buried at the Winchester Catholic Cemetery.[2]
References
edit- ^ Larsen, Chris. Catholic Bishops of Great Britain, Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 153 Archived 18 October 2022 at the Wayback MachineISBN 9781910519257
- ^ a b "Archbishop John Henry King". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.