The list of Rural Deans for 2014 includes four new appointees. These are:
- The Very Rev. Annett Brown, for the Deanery of St. James/Hanover. She is Rector of St. Augustine Church in CoralGardens, Montego Bay. Rev. Brown began her ministry in 1987 as a Deaconess assigned to the Church of the Resurrection in DuhaneyPark, Kingston. She holds the Diploma in Ministerial Studies from the UnitedTheologicalCollege of the West Indies (UTCWI), and the Bachelor of Arts in Theology from the University of the West Indies. She was ordained a priest in 2000; and she served for several years as Priest-in-Charge and Rector of St. Michael’s Cure, KewPark, Westmoreland.
- The Very Rev. Jean Fairweather-Wilson, for the Deanery of St. Thomas. She is Rector of St. David’s Cure. Rev. Fairweather-Wilson has previously served as Assistant Curate at St. Michael’s and All Angels Church, Victoria Avenue; and Priest-in-Charge of the Trinityville Cure, St. Thomas. A graduate of the UnitedTheologicalCollege of the West Indies, she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and the Bachelor of Arts in Theology from the University of the West Indies.
- The Very Rev. Vinton Greene, for the Deanery of Portland. He is Rector of the Rural Hill Cure. Before taking up his present assignment, Fr. Greene was Rector of the St. Dorothy’s Cure, OldHarbour, for some 13 years. He is also a former Assistant Curate at St. Margaret’s Church, Liguanea. Fr. Greene, who was ordained to the priesthood in 1996, is a graduate of the United Theological and the University of the West Indies. He holds the Diploma in Ministerial Studies, the Bachelor of Arts in Theology and the Diploma in Education.
- The Very Rev. Richard Tucker, for the Deanery of St. Ann. He is Rector of St. John’s Cure. Fr. Tucker, who was ordained a priest in 2002, was formerly Assistant Curate at St. Luke’s Church, Cross Roads. He subsequently served as Rector of St. Andrew’s Church, Gilnock, St. Elizabeth. He earned the Diploma in Ministerial Studies and the Bachelor of Arts in Theology from the UnitedTheologicalCollege of the West Indies and the University of the West Indies, respectively. He also holds the Masters Degree in Theological Studies from the Virginia Theological Seminary, USA.
The Deaneries of Clarendon and Trelawny remain vacant. The other eight Deans will continue to serve as follows: Kingston – The Very Rev. Dr. Alton Tulloch; St. Andrew – The Very Rev. Franklyn Jackson; St. Mary – The Very Rev. Canon Charles Manderson; Portmore – The Very Rev. Robert McLean; St. Catherine – The Very Rev. Canon Collin Reid; Manchester – The Very Rev. Barrington Soares; St. Elizabeth – The Very Rev. Peter D. Clarke; Westmoreland – The Very Rev. Hartley Perrin.
