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Cornelius Wilson
Cornelius Joshua Wilson (November 2, 1932 – August 12, 2002) served as Anglican Bishop of Costa Rica from 1978 to 2001. Born in Siquirres, Limón, on November 2, 1932, the fourth of eight children born to parents Eliazar Mclean and Teresa Wilson of Afro-Caribbean origin. He started primary school in Escuela Justo Facio of Siquirres and concluded it in the Escuela General Tomas Guardia School of Limon. His high school studies were in the Colegio de Limón. Wilson married Eulalia Cole on April 19, 1952; they had five children. He studied for ordination and was ordained a deacon in 1965 and then a priest in 1967 in the Episcopal Church. He later received an M.Div. from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. In 1978, Wilson was elected as the third bishop―and the first native Costa Rican bishop—of the newly autonomous Diocese of Costa Rica. He was consecrated on September 15, 1978. Two decades later, in 1998, he was elected and installed as the first primate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Reverend
The Right Reverend (abbreviated The Rt Revd, The Rt Rev'd, The Rt Rev.) is a style (manner of address), style applied to certain religion, religious figures. Overview *In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholicism in the United Kingdom, Catholic Church in Great Britain, it applies to bishops, except that ''The Most Reverend'' is used for archbishops (elsewhere, all Roman Catholic Church, Catholic bishops are styled as ''The Most Reverend''). *In some churches with a Presbyterian heritage, it applies to the current Moderator of the General Assembly, such as **the current Moderator of the United Church of Canada (if the moderator is an ordained minister; laypeople may be elected moderator, but are not styled Right Reverend) **the current Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland **the current Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland **the current Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa **the current Moderator of Presbyterian Church of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limón Province
Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community. Part of the community traces its roots to Italian, Jamaican and Chinese laborers who worked on a late nineteenth-century railroad project that connected San José to Puerto Limón. Until 1948, the Costa Rican government did not recognize Afro-Caribbean people as citizens and restricted their movement outside Limón province. As a result of this "travel ban", this Afro-Caribbean population became firmly established in the region, which influenced decisions not to move even after it was legally permitted. Nowadays, there is a significant outflow of Limón natives who move to the country's Central Valley in search for better employment and education. The Afro-Caribbean community speaks Spanish and Limones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
