{"id":10,"date":"2013-07-03T18:05:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T23:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anglicandioceseja.org\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2020-05-02T10:44:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T15:44:22","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the News section. The current News are displayed here, kindly refer to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/?page_id=2580\">the archive<\/a> for older News items:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/bishop-philip-wright-is-new-archbishop-of-the-west-indies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Phillip-Wright-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Phillip-Wright-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Phillip-Wright-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Phillip-Wright-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/bishop-philip-wright-is-new-archbishop-of-the-west-indies\/\">Bishop Philip Wright Is New Archbishop of The West Indies<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Rt. Rev. Philip Wright, Bishop of Belize, has been elected as the 14th Archbishop and Primate of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, CPWI. He was elected on November 10 by clergy and laity attending the 42nd Triennial Provincial Synod at the Breezes Resort, Cable Beach in Nassau, Bahamas. He succeeds&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/letter-to-the-church-after-hurricane-melissa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bluefields_4web-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bluefields_4web-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bluefields_4web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bluefields_4web-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bluefields_4web.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/letter-to-the-church-after-hurricane-melissa\/\">Letter to the Church- After Hurricane Melissa<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My Sisters &amp; Brothers in Christ! Our nation and the Diocese continue to come to grips with the magnitude of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Melissa, especially in central and western Jamaica. We offer our prayers and full support to the thousands of people affected by this disaster. Reports to date indicate that four Churches&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/sermon-at-the-induction-investiture-and-enthronement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC06065_400x400_web-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC06065_400x400_web-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC06065_400x400_web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC06065_400x400_web-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC06065_400x400_web.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/sermon-at-the-induction-investiture-and-enthronement\/\">Sermon at the Induction, Investiture and Enthronement<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By The Rt. Rev. Leon GoldingBishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islandsat the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish TownSeptember 28, 2025 The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels Our readings for the feast of St. Michael and all Angels invite us to reflect on that unseen host, of angels and archangels&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/diocese-restoring-lives-after-hurricane-beryl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250227-WA0026-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/diocese-restoring-lives-after-hurricane-beryl\/\">Diocese Restoring Lives After Hurricane Beryl<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">An update on the lives of members impacted by the HurricaneBy Rev. Olando Gayle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 July 3, 2025 marks the anniversary of Hurricane Beryl, which ravaged the Southern parishes of Jamaica. So extensive was the destruction of this Category 4 hurricane, that many were convinced it was actually Category 5. Hurricane Beryl washed away farms,&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/rt-rev-leon-golding-is-diocesan-bishop-elect\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/REG_8513_-Leon-Golding_web-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/rt-rev-leon-golding-is-diocesan-bishop-elect\/\">Rt. Rev. Leon Golding is Diocesan Bishop-Elect<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Rt. Rev. Leon Paul Golding is the Diocesan Bishop-Elect for the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Bishop Golding received 204 of the 214 votes cast by Clergy and Lay Representatives who attended The Special Synod, known as the Elective Assembly, which was held at St. Luke\u2019s Church Hall in Cross Roads today.&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-gregory-for-international-ecumenical-cathedra\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/REG_8503_-Archbishop_web-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archbishop Howard Gregory\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-gregory-for-international-ecumenical-cathedra\/\">Archbishop Gregory for International Ecumenical Cathedra<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Most Rev. Dr. The Hon. Howard Gregory, OJ, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (Anglican), will be installed in the International Ecumenical Cathedra at the Cathedral of St. John The Divine, New York during a special Service on Sunday, December 1. The Bishop of New York, The&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/resignation-of-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-the-most-rev-and-right-honourable-justin-welby-november-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Archbishop-Welby-60x60.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archbishop Justin Welby\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/resignation-of-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-the-most-rev-and-right-honourable-justin-welby-november-2024\/\">RESIGNATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, THE MOST\u00a0REV. AND RIGHT HONOURABLE JUSTIN WELBY NOVEMBER 2024<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It is with a deep sense of sadness and regret that the resignation of Archbishop Justin Welby has been received. He has been an outstanding Archbishop and symbolic spiritual leader of our Anglican Communion and was due to demit office in 2026. Unfortunately, a report captioned the Makin Review which investigated the serious violations of&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-gregory-to-retire-at-year-end\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/REG_8503_-Archbishop_web-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archbishop Howard Gregory\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-gregory-to-retire-at-year-end\/\">Archbishop Gregory to Retire at Year-End<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Most Rev. Dr. The Hon. Howard Gregory, OJ, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, will retire from full-time service, effective December 31, 2024, having served as an ordained minister for 51 years. The Archbishop announced his impending retirement today (November 13) in a letter to Clergy and&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/a-personal-statement-by-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Archbishop-Welby-60x60.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archbishop Justin Welby\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/a-personal-statement-by-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby\/\">A PERSONAL STATEMENT BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, JUSTIN WELBY<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I have recently discovered that my biological father, the late Sir Anthony Montague Browne, had an ancestral connection to the enslavement of people in Jamaica and Tobago. His great, great grandfather was Sir James Fergusson, an owner of enslaved people at the Rozelle Plantation in St Thomas, Jamaica. While I sadly only discovered my relationship&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/back-to-school-message-from-the-director-of-anglican-schools\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23923098-cbdd-4d73-9155-e8cfb97a90fe-60x60.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Back to School Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23923098-cbdd-4d73-9155-e8cfb97a90fe-60x60.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23923098-cbdd-4d73-9155-e8cfb97a90fe-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23923098-cbdd-4d73-9155-e8cfb97a90fe-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23923098-cbdd-4d73-9155-e8cfb97a90fe-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23923098-cbdd-4d73-9155-e8cfb97a90fe-280x280.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23923098-cbdd-4d73-9155-e8cfb97a90fe.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/back-to-school-message-from-the-director-of-anglican-schools\/\">BACK TO SCHOOL MESSAGE From the Director of Anglican Schools<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The school year 2024-2025 is upon us with all its challenges, especially with the onslaught of Hurricane Beryl and its impact on so many schools across the island but especially those in Clarendon, Manchester, St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland.\u00a0 Some of our Anglican Schools have suffered damages ranging from severe to minor and we trust that&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-of-canterbury-for-200th-anniversary-celebrations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/52667197060_8821b40293_o-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archbishop Justin Welby Caroline Welby at Lambeth Palace 2022 by Alex Baker Photography\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-of-canterbury-for-200th-anniversary-celebrations\/\">Archbishop of Canterbury for 200th Anniversary Celebrations<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Historic year-long celebrations commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands peak next week with a visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby and his wife Mrs. Caroline Welby. The Archbishop\u2019s visit from July 18-21, will culminate with a celebratory Service at the&hellip;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-gregory-announces-diocesan-relief-response-expresses-concern-for-hurricane-victims\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hurricane_Relief-_Come_Together-Website-News-Item2-60x60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hurricane_Relief\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hurricane_Relief-_Come_Together-Website-News-Item2-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hurricane_Relief-_Come_Together-Website-News-Item2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hurricane_Relief-_Come_Together-Website-News-Item2-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hurricane_Relief-_Come_Together-Website-News-Item2.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/archbishop-gregory-announces-diocesan-relief-response-expresses-concern-for-hurricane-victims\/\">ARCHBISHOP GREGORY ANNOUNCES DIOCESAN RELIEF RESPONSE: EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands has activated a strategic response process to meet the immediate and long term needs of members, Clergy and vulnerable communities served by the Church, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl on July 3.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the News section. 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