Philip Wright (born 1967,

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) was appointed the

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of the

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in 2005. He attended Wesley College and Belize Technical College before teaching at Nazareen High School and at the Belize Technical College. After studying at

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, he was ordained as a priest in 1993. He is the

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. In September 2022, he was elected as one of eight presidents of the

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, at the 11th WCC Assembly, held in

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, Germany. In this role, he represents the region of the Caribbean and Latin America.

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Official Belizean biography

1967 births Living people 21st-century Anglican bishops in the Caribbean Anglican bishops of Belize {{Anglican-bishop-stub