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For Immediate Release Veteran Anglican Clergyman, the Rev. Canon Peter Mullings, who was an ordained minister in the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands for 59 years, died yesterday (January 11), following a brief illness. Canon Mullings, who was trained at St. Peter’s College, the Diocesan institution which preceded the United Theological College of…
January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, is a special day, referred to as Bishop’s Day. Each year, members of the Women’s Auxiliary (WA) – a major Diocesan Organisation – gather for worship led by the Diocesan Bishop, in one of the three regions – Kingston, Mandeville or Montego Bay. Bishop’s Day 2022 will be…
The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, has announced the appointment of a new Board of Management for the Clifton Boys’ Home in Darliston, Westmoreland. The new Board will be chaired by Mr. Vincent Guthrie, a retired educator. In a statement announcing the appointments,…
Archbishop of the West Indies, The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, is urging the Government of Jamaica to embrace mandatory vaccination against the COVID-19 virus, in the national interest, as has been done in other jurisdictions. Archbishop Gregory’s call in an article titled “Leadership and the Pursuit of the Common Good,” comes against the background of…
The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies and Mrs. Sheran Harper, Mothers’ Union Worldwide President, have issued an urgent appeal for members of the Province of the West Indies to take the COVID-19 vaccines now being administered across the Region. In a joint Statement, Archbishop Gregory and Mrs. Harper, who is a…
Archbishop Howard Gregory says he is still searching and growing as a disciple after 20 years as a bishop. The Most Revd Howard Gregory is the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, and Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies. He talked to the Lambeth Conference team about how he believes discipleship is…
Social Violence in the Caribbean will be the focus of a Webinar to be hosted this evening, July 29, by The Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands for the Church in the Province of The West Indies. The Webinar, which will begin at 6.30 pm in Jamaica, 5.30 pm in Belize, and 7.30 pm…
Two recent programmes, presented on social media, on the relevance and role of the Anglican Church, have generated much thoughtful discussion. The first, in two parts, was a Symposium on Disestablishment, presented by the Diocese as one of the observances to mark the 150th Anniversary of the separation of the Church from the control of…
Newly-Ordained Charged Preach the Word of God unceasingly to reprove, rebuke and exhort, regardless of potential negative repercussions, the Rev. Lt. Col. Denston Smalling charged, as he delivered the Sermon at the Ordination Service for five Priests and four Deacons at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega on June 29, the Feast Day…
Part 2 July 8 @ 7 pm The second part of the Symposium to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in 1870 will be held on Thursday July 8 at 7:00 pm and can be viewed on Zoom. While the first part of the Symposium held on July 1 reflected on…
The Diocese is hosting a Symposium as one of the events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in 1870. The Symposium was due to have been held in 2020 but had to be cancelled as a result of the pandemic. It will be online and accessible by zoon and will be held in two…