Diocese of the North East Caribbean and Aruba

St John's Cathedral, Antigua

The Anglican Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba was formed in 1842 as the Diocese of Antigua and the Leeward Islands when the Anglican diocese of Barbados, then with the Diocese of Jamaica one of the two dioceses covering the Caribbean, was sub-divided. It celebrated its 175th birthday in 2017.^[1]

It is now one of the 8 dioceses within the Province of the West Indies and comprises the 12 islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Anguilla, Aruba, Nevis, Saba, St. Barts, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, and St. Martin/St. Maarten. The diocesan cathedral is St John's Cathedral in St John's Antigua.^[2]

There is also a Catholic diocese covering a similar area, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's – Basseterre

The diocese was under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury from its creation in 1842 until 1883, when the Province of the West Indies was created. Initially the Established Church of the area, and thus supported by public funds, it was disestablished in 1969.

Bishops[]

• The Rt. Rev (1842–1857)
• The Rt. Rev Stephen Jordan Rigaud (1858–1859)
• The Rt. Rev (1860–1895)

On account of Jackson's illness and permanent return to England, coadjutor bishops were appointed to minister in the diocese:

• • 1879–1882 John Mitchinson^[3]
  • 1882–1895 Charles Branch, who automatically succeeded to the diocesan See on Jackson's death^[4]
• The Rt. Rev Charles James Branch (1895-1896)
• The Rt. Rev Herbert Mather (1897-1904)
• The Rt. Rev Walter Farrar (1905-1910)
• The Most Rev. the Hon. Edward Hutson (1911-1936) (also Archbishop of the West Indies, 1922–36)
• The Rt. Rev George Sumner Hand (1937-1943)
• The Rt. Rev (1944-1952)
• The Rt. Rev (1953-1969)
• The Most Rev. the Hon. Dr. Orland Ugham Lindsay (1970-1998) (also Archbishop of the West Indies, 1986–98)
• The Rt. Rev Leroy Errol Brooks (1998-2021)

Deans[]

• The Very Rev. Henry Young Shepherd (1906-1930)
• The Very Rev. George Sumner Hand (1930-1943)
• The Very Rev. George Stanley Baker (1943-1970)
• The Most Rev. the Hon. Dr. Orland Ugham Lindsay (1971)
• The Very Rev. Fitzroy Elderfield Pestaina (1971-1976)
• The Very Rev. Hilton Manasseh Carty (1977-1986)
• The Very Rev. William Vincent Lake (1986-2003)
• The Very Rev. James Rudolph Smithen (2003-2016)
• The Very Rev. Ernest Alroy Flemming (2016 - present)

Archdeacons[]

In 1866, there were two archdeaconries: George Clarke was Archdeacon of Antigua and George Meade Gibbs of St Christopher's.^[5]

• The. Venerable Peter Daley (retired)
• The Venerable Alston Percival (retired)
• The. Venerable Valentine Hodge (retired)
• The. Venerable Franklin Reid (retired)
• The. Venerable Isaiah Phillip
• The. Venerable Terrance Rawlins

Canons[]

• Rev. Canon Emmerson Richardson (retired)
• Rev. Canon Selina Joseph (retired)
• Rev. Canon Allston Jacobs (retired)
• Rev. Canon Bernard Hodge (deceased)
• Rev. Canon John Rohim
• Rev. Canon Glenville Edwards
• Rev. Canon Clarence Joseph
• Rev. Canon Dwayne Cassius
• Rev. Canon Reid B. Simon

Priests[]

• Rev. Fr. Allister Rawlins (retired)
• Rev. Fr. Irad Hodge (retired)
• Rev. Fr. Menes Hodge (retired)
• Rev. Fr. Sydney Jacob (retired)
• Rev. Fr. Wilfred Daniel (retired)
• Rev. Fr. St. Clair Williams (retired)
• Rev. Fr. Spencer Skerritt (deceased)
• Rev. Fr. Victor Peters (deceased)
• Rev. Fr. Daniel Bramble (deceased)
• Rev. Fr. Christopher Archibald
• Rev. Fr. Carlisle Vyphuis
• Rev. Yvette Bagnall
• Rev. Pauline Ramsey-Burns
• Rev. Judith Archibald
• Rev. Fr. Raliville Christian
• Rev. Fr. Christopher Roberts
• Rev. Fr. Daren Carlos
• Rev. Fr. Joel St. Rose

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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