The Anglican Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago is the administrative structure grouping together Anglicans in the nation of Trinidad and Tobago under a bishop. It is one of eight dioceses of the

Church in the Province of the West Indies The Church in the Province of the West Indies is one of 40 member provinces in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church comprises eight dioceses spread out over much of the West Indies area. The present position of Archbishop and Primate of the ...

. As of 2009, it included 30 parishes, and was responsible for 59 primary schools, one special school, and nine high schools. The cathedral church is Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port of Spain. The current bishop of Trinidad and Tobago is The Right Reverend Claude Berkley.

History

The diocese was set up in 1872. Originally, the area was nominally under the charge of the

Bishop of London A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

, a situation that had been assumed to hold from 1660 onwards. In 1813, the then Bishop of London denied it was his responsibility, and so it turned out that clergy appointments to the Church in the Colonies were recommended by the local governor, in this case the Governor of the Leeward Islands. From 1824 until 1872 the area was administered by the

Bishop of Barbados The Diocese of Barbados is one of eight dioceses of the Anglican Communion that is part of the Province of the West Indies. History The diocese was established in 1824 as one of a pair, the other being the Diocese of Jamaica, which covered the ...

. The coat of arms of the diocese was granted by the

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in London in 1951, and includes the Alpha and Omega and a version of the Shield of the Trinity.''A Complete Guide to Heraldry'' by A. C. Fox-Davies and J. P. Brook-Little (revised 1969 edition), p. 212.

Bishops

* 1872–1889:

Richard Rawle Richard Rawle was Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago from 1872, and Dean of its cathedral from 1878, until his death in 1889. Richard Rawle was born in 1812 and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduation, he was ordained in 1839 and ac ...

* 1889–1904: Thomas Hayes * 1904–1916: John Welsh * 1918–1945:

Arthur Anstey Arthur Henry Anstey (187313 November 1955) was Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago from 1918 until 1945; and for his last two years there Archbishop of the West Indies (primate of all the Church in the Province of the West Indies). Anstey was educated ...

(also Archbishop of the West Indies, 1943–45) * 1946–1949: Fabian Jackson * 1951–1956: Douglas Wilson * 1957–1961:

Noel Chamberlain The Rt Rev Frank Noel Chamberlain CB AKC (25 December 1900 – 17 July 1975) was Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago from 1956 until 1961. He was born on 25 December 1900 and educated at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, an independent school i ...

* 1962–1970: James Hughes **1967–1972: Guy Marshall, suffragan for Venezuela (became Bishop in Venezuela, 1972–1974) * 1970–1993: Clive Abdulah * 1993–2001: Rawle Douglin * 2001–2011: Calvin Bess * 2011–present: Claude Berkley

References

External links

Official website

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History

Bishops

See also

References

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