Howard Gregory (bishop)
Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory OJ has served the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica as its bishop since 2012.
The Most Reverend Howard Gregory OJ | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the West Indies Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands | |
| Church | Anglican Church in North America |
| Diocese | Jamaica and the Cayman Islands |
| In office | 2012–present |
| Predecessor | Alfred Reid |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Montego Bay (2002–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1973 (diaconate) 1974 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | 2002 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
Gregory was educated at the University of the West Indies. He was ordained a deacon in 1973, priest in 1974.
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.
Gregory was elected as the thirteenth Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) in May 2019. In October 2023, he was awarded the Order of Jamaica.
Gregory is married and has one daughter.
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