The

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 ...

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 th ...

. 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 Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. History Trinidad was invaded by the British in 1797. The population of the island was 17,643. The corner stone of the church was laid in 18 ...

. The current bishop of Trinidad and Tobago is The Right Reverend

Claude Berkley Claude Berkeley has been Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago since 2011. Berkley was educated at Pembroke Anglican School, Tobago; Bishop's High School, Tobago; Valsayn Teachers College, Port of Spain, Codrington College and the University of Birmingha ...

History

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

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, 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

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and a version of the

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.''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:

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* 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 educate ...

(also

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, 1943–45) * 1946–1949:

Fabian Jackson Fabian Menteath Elliot Jackson (22 November 1902 – 16 July 1978) was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century. Early life and education Born on 22 November 1902, he was educated at Westminster School and the University of London. Church ca ...

* 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 in ...

* 1962–1970: James Hughes **1967–1972:

Guy Marshall Guy Marshall (5 November 19093 August 1978) was British Anglican bishop who served as suffragan bishop for Venezuela (then in the Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago). Early life and education Marshall was the son of Edgar Breedon Marshall and Marion ...

, suffragan for Venezuela (became

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, 1972–1974) * 1970–1993:

Clive Abdulah Clive Orminston Abdulah (born 5 June 1927)Google Books — Person ...

* 1993–2001:

Rawle Douglin The Rt Rev Rawle Ernest Douglin is a former Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago. Educated at Kelham Theological College, he was ordained in 1960 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at All Saints Port of Spain. After this he served incumb ...

* 2001–2011:

Calvin Bess Calvin Wendell Bess is a former Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago. Educated at Codrington College, Barbados, he was ordained in 1966 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacies at Scarborough, Tobago and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port of Spa ...

* 2011–present:

References

External links

Official website

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History

Bishops

See also

References

External links