8 ; ▁Cris p ian ▁H oll is , ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 2 0 1 2 ; ▁ ▁Philip ▁E gan , ▁ 2 0 1 2 -. ▁ ▁Current ▁Bishop ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bishop ▁E gan ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Port sm outh ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁an ▁official ▁press ▁release ▁from ▁the ▁V at ican ▁Information ▁Service ▁( VIS ), ▁an ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁Press ▁Office . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁appointment ▁Bishop ▁E gan ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Vic ar ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sh rew s bury . ▁Bishop ▁E gan ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Ord ination ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁St ▁John ’ s ▁C athedral , ▁Port sm outh , ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁W als ingham . ▁▁ ▁Bishop ▁E gan ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁in ▁Al tr inch am , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁After ▁classical ▁studies ▁locally ▁at ▁St . ▁Am bro se ▁College ▁and ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College ▁London , ▁he ▁completed ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood ▁at ▁Allen ▁Hall , ▁West min ster , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁V ener able ▁English ▁College ▁in ▁Rome . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁for ▁the