Our reply was not an opinion but a statement of fact. St Thomas is the Cathedral because that is where the Bishop is "allocated" St Mary does not have a Bishop. Linda & Tony -----Original Message----- From: hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joe Austen Sent: 20 March 2010 10:15 To: hampshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HAM] Portsea Parish Church in 1891 you are entitled to your` opinion, but that is all it is and everybody has one The many of us were my my family and their friends and descendants, From: "Hampshire OPC" <hampshireopc@btinternet.com> To: <hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [HAM] Portsea Parish Church in 1891 > Not sure who the "many of us" are "that believe that St Mary's should have > been the cathedral"! Cathedral status is governed by the presence of a > Bishop and has nothing to do with the building itself.