Anthony Emery (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth
Date of Birth: 17-May-1918
Place of Birth: Burton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 05-Apr-1988
Profession: Catholic priest
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Anthony Emery (bishop)
- Anthony Joseph Emery (17 May 1918 – 5 April 1988) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
- He served as the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth from 1976 to 1988.Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in 1918, he was ordained a priest for Archdiocese of Birmingham on 30 May 1953.
- He was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham and Titular Bishop of Tamallula on 6 December 1967.
- His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 8 March 1968, the principal consecrator was Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer, with Bishops Rudderham and Cleary as co-consecrators.
- Eight years later, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Portsmouth on 13 September 1976.
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