0 3 ▁when ▁the ▁community ▁left ▁France ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁anti - cler ical ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁B ish ops ▁ ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Vert ue ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 9 0 0 ) ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁dioc ese . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Card inal ▁Mann ing ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁opened ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁at ▁Port sm outh . ▁When ▁the ▁new ▁bishop ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁his ▁see , ▁he ▁had ▁about ▁sevent y ▁pri ests ▁and ▁forty ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁has ▁had ▁seven ▁b ish ops : ▁John ▁C ah ill , ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 1 0 ; ▁William ▁Cot ter ▁( who ▁came ▁from ▁C loy ne ▁in ▁Co . ▁C ork ), ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 4 0 ; ▁John ▁Henry ▁King ▁( who ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁personal ▁title ▁of ▁arch bishop ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ), ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 6 5 ; ▁D erek ▁Wor lock ▁( trans l ated ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁as ▁Arch bishop ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 6 ), ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 7 6 ; ▁Anthony ▁Em ery , ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 8