Howard Gregory (bishop) explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Howard Gregory
Honorific-Suffix:OJ
Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the West Indies
Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
Church:Church of the Province of the West Indies
Diocese:Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
Term:2012–present
Predecessor:Alfred Reid
Other Post:Bishop of Montego Bay (2002–2012)
Ordination:1973 (diaconate)
1974 (priesthood)
Consecration:2002
Alma Mater:University of the West Indies

Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory 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 and References

  1. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/structures/member-churches/member-church/diocese.aspx?church=west-indies&dio=jamaica-the-cayman-islands Anglican Communion
  2. http://www.anglicandioceseja.org/?page_id=23 Diocesan website
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p. 387:London, OUP, 1976
  4. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/NEWS/Howard-Gregory-is-new-Anglican-Bishop-of-Jamaica Jamaica Observer
  5. Web site: Bishop Howard Gregory is the New Archbishop of the West Indies – Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands. en-US. 2019-06-25.
  6. News: Archbishop Howard Gregory to receive Jamaican national honour . 8 March 2024 . Anglican Communion News Service . 11 October 2023.