. ▁It ▁was ▁thus ▁almost ▁co - termin ous ▁with ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁( Ang lic an ) ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Win chester . ▁The ▁obvious ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁c athedral ▁and ▁cur ia ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁Win chester . ▁The ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Tit les ▁Act ▁forb ade ▁a ▁Catholic ▁dioc ese ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁as ▁an ▁Ang lic an ▁see . ▁It ▁would ▁appear ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁see ▁at ▁South am pton , ▁with ▁St ▁Joseph ▁Church ▁in ▁Bug le ▁Street ▁as ▁the ▁pro - c athedral . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁parish ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Port sm outh ▁had ▁begun , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁the ▁future ▁c athedral ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Vert ue ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁vic ar - general ▁John ▁C ah ill . ▁During ▁C ah ill ' s ▁ten ure ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁religious ▁orders ▁established ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁Bened ict ines ▁from ▁Sol es mes ▁Ab bey ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight . ▁Bened ict ine ▁n uns ▁established ▁St ▁Cec ilia ' s ▁Ab bey , ▁Ry de . ▁Bened ict ine ▁mon ks ▁from ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁St . ▁Edmund ' s , ▁in ▁Dou ai , ▁France , ▁came ▁to ▁Upper ▁W ool ham pton ▁and ▁founded ▁Dou ai ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁ 1 9