{"id":18181,"date":"2019-12-03T09:06:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/?p=18181"},"modified":"2019-12-03T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T18:31:12","slug":"death-of-bishop-alfred-charles-reid%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/death-of-bishop-alfred-charles-reid%ef%bb%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of Bishop Alfred Charles Reid\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 13<sup>th<\/sup> Bishop of Jamaica, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Charles Reid died at his home in Manchester December 2, 2019.\u00a0 The Bishop, was in his 82<sup>nd<\/sup> year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Reid was elected Diocesan Bishop on December 12, 2000, in succession to the late Bishop Neville deSouza. He was enthroned in the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega on January 25, 2001, and served until his retirement in December 2011.&nbsp; At the time of his election, he was the Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay, having been elected to that position in 1980. He, therefore, served as a bishop for almost 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A graduate\nof St Peter\u2019s College, he was admitted to the Diaconate in 1960 and ordained to\nthe priesthood in 1961. He served for five years as Curate at the St James\nParish Church in Montego Bay before assuming responsibility for the Lucea Cure\nin Hanover. His subsequent assignments included Rector of the Vere Cure in\nClarendon, Rector of the Stony Hill Cure in St Andrew, Chaplain of the Jamaica\nDefence Force and Acting Warden of the UTCWI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of his\nmajor achievements was serving as chair of the Provincial Liturgical Commission\nwhich was responsible for printing the Book of Common Prayer in 2007 and for\npublishing the CPWI Hymnal in 2010. He was also a member of the Ecumenical\nAssociation of Third World Theologians and the International Anglican\nLiturgical Consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding\nhis achievements, the programme of the Celebratory Banquet held in his, and the\nlate Bishop Don Taylor\u2019s honour on October 7, 2001,&nbsp; commemorating their &nbsp;50th anniversary of ordination to the\nPriesthood said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHe represented a generation of\nChurch leaders who have successfully laid the foundation for the\nJamaicanisation of the Anglican Church to create a decisively indigenous\nidentity and to engage the community which it serves <\/em>\u201d and he has worked to \u201c<em>preserve the heritage of the Church, while,\nat the same time, promoting innovative religious expression\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among his honours are the Order of Jamaica (OJ) bestowed in 2005 and the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School. He and Gloria, his wife of over 50 years, have three children \u2013 Randall, Annette and Damian and four grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contributed by: John Aarons<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 13th Bishop of Jamaica, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Charles Reid died at his home in Manchester December 2, 2019.\u00a0 The Bishop, was in his 82nd year. Bishop Reid was elected Diocesan Bishop on December 12, 2000, in succession to the late Bishop Neville deSouza. 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