DIOCESAN BISHOP &
ARCHBISHOP OF THE WEST INDIES
The Most Rev. Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory was consecrated as the 14th Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on May 17, 2012 in the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town. He was elected at a Special Synod of the Church on March 27, 2012, and succeeds the Rt. Rev. Alfred C. Reid, who retired on December 31, 2011. Prior to his election as Lord Bishop, Bishop Gregory served as Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay for 10 years. His pastoral journey began in 1973 when he was ordained a Deacon, and he entered the priesthood in 1974 (read more…)
SUFFRAGAN BISHOPS
Bishop Leon Golding – Montego Bay Region
The Rt. Rev. Leon Paul Golding was elected the fourth Bishop of Montego Bay on September 25, 2012 and was consecrated to that office on November 16, 2012 at the St. James Parish Church in Montego Bay.
Born in England, he came to Jamaica as the son of returning residents. In Spanish Town, he came under the influence of the late Canon Basil Jones and after offering himself as a candidate for the ordained ministry, he became a deacon in 1984 and a priest in 1985.
He spent his years as a Deacon at the St Andrew Parish Church (read more…)
Rt. Rev Garth Minott – Kingston Region
Rt Rev Garth Minott is Bishop of Kingston. He provides Episcopal oversight to the Cayman Islands along with the parishes of Clarendon, St Catherine, Kingston, St Andrew, St Thomas, St Mary, Clarendon, and Portland.
Prior to his ordination and consecration on June 11, 2022, Bishop Minott was a lecturer at the United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI), Mona, St Andrew, Jamaica. A role he held since July 01, 2003. In this role, he lectured in practical theology, especially in Introduction to Ministry, Christian Ethics, and Christian Worship. Prior to that Bishop Minott was Rector of the Browns Town Cure, having been ordained a deacon in 1992 and a priest in 1993.
Mandeville Region (vacant)