Philip Edward Randolph Elder was an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

bishop 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 ...

in the 20th century.
He was born in 1921, educated at Codrington College, Barbados and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1951. His first post was as a

Curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

at St George's Cathedral Guyana. Later he held incumbencies in Suddie and Plaisance. After this he was

Suffragan Bishop A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...

Stabroek :''Georgetown, Guyana was known as Stabroek prior to 1812.'' Stabroek () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of and Stabroek proper. In 2021, Stabroek had a total population of 18,6 ...

and then

Bishop of the Windward Islands The Anglican Diocese of the Windward Islands is one of eight dioceses within the Church in the Province of the West Indies, Province of the West Indies. The current bishop is Leopold Friday. History Source: The diocese was established on 8 Novembe ...

.
He died on 16 March 2010.''Stabroek News''
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Alumni of Codrington College 20th-century Anglican bishops in the Caribbean Anglican bishops of the Windward Islands 1921 births 2010 deaths Suffragan Bishops of Stabroek {{Anglican-bishop-stub