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Howard Gregory (bishop)

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Howard Gregory

Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the West Indies
Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
ChurchChurch of the Province of the West Indies
DioceseJamaica and the Cayman Islands
In office2012–present
PredecessorAlfred Reid
Other post(s)Bishop of Montego Bay (2002–2012)
Orders
Ordination1973 (diaconate)
1974 (priesthood)
Consecration2002
Personal details
Born1950 or 1951 (age 73–74)
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies

Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory OJ has served the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica[1] as its bishop since 2012.[2]

Gregory was educated at the University of the West Indies. He was ordained a deacon in 1973, priest in 1974.[3]

Gregory was the chaplain of his old university. He was then a lecturer at the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville then warden at the United Theological College of the West Indies. He became Bishop of Montego Bay in 2002; he was consecrated on 17 May at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town.[4]

Gregory was elected as the thirteenth Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) in May 2019.[5] In October 2023, he was awarded the Order of Jamaica.[6]

Gregory is married and has one daughter.

Notes

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  1. ^ Anglican Communion
  2. ^ Diocesan website
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p. 387:London, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ Jamaica Observer
  5. ^ "Bishop Howard Gregory is the New Archbishop of the West Indies – Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands". Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  6. ^ "Archbishop Howard Gregory to receive Jamaican national honour". Anglican Communion News Service. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
2012–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies
2019–present