Clive Orminston Abdulah (born 5 June 1927)Google Books — Personalities Caribbean
Volume 4, p. 643 (accessed 14 February 2016) is a retired Bishop of Trinidad who continues to serve the

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as an assistant bishop and a member of the

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Biography

Born in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad,Mark Fraser
"Honorary degree for Clive Abdulah"
''Trinidad Express'', 25 October 2013 (accessed 14 February 2016). Abdulah attended Rosary Boys' School and

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, before continuing his education at the Universities of Pennsylvania (BA, 1950) and the

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. He was ordained in 1954 and began his ecclesiastical career with a

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in Kingston, Jamaica. He was then

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of ''Highgate'' and

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of ''St Mary's'' in the same country before his elevation to the

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. He was the first black bishop of the Anglican church in Trinidad and Tobago and was the first West Indian bishop to serve on the board of directors of the

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(from 1992 to 1995). A noted Freemason, Abdulah has spoken out about political deadlock in

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Awards

Abdulah's awards include the

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(Gold)"Independence awards list 2010"
, ''Trinidad Express'', 31 August 2010. and an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of the West Indies.

References

1927 births Living people Recipients of the Hummingbird Medal Anglican bishops of Trinidad and Tobago University of Pennsylvania alumni University of Toronto alumni Alumni of Queen's Royal College, Trinidad People from Port of Spain {{Anglican-bishop-stub