Edward Ambrose Gumbs Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Edward Ambrose Gumbs
Bishop of the Virgin Islands
Church:Episcopal Church
Diocese:Virgin Islands
Elected:January 29, 2005
Term:2005–2022
Predecessor:Theodore A. Daniels
Successor:Rafael Morales as Bishop Advisor
Ordination:June 14, 1987 (deacon)
June 12, 1988 (priest)
Consecration:11 June 2005
Consecrated By:Arthur Benjamin Williams, Jr.
Birth Place:Anguilla
Religion:Anglican
Parents:Edward Alfonso Gumbs & Drucilla Cynthia Hodge
Spouse:Phillis Hodge
Children:2
Previous Post:Parish Priest

Edward Ambrose Gumbs is the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands.

Biography

Gumbs was born on the island of Anguilla to Edward Alfonso Gumbs and Drucilla (Cynthia) Hodge. In the late 1960’s, he migrated to St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. He served in the US Navy from 1977 to 1981. After his tour of duty, he attended the College of the Virgin Islands, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences in 1984.

After studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the diaconate on June 14, 1987, and to the priesthood on June 12, 1988. His ministry as a priest was primarily at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. He was consecrated as a bishop on June 11, 2005.

He is married to Phillis Hodge and they are the parents of two daughters.

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