Howard Gregory (bishop)
Anglican bishop in Jamaica
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Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory OJ is a Jamaican Anglican bishop. He was bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica[1] as its bishop starting in 2012,[2] and he became Archbishop of the West Indies in 2019 before retiring from both posts on December 31, 2024.
Howard Gregory | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the West Indies Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands | |
| Church | Church in the Province of the West Indies |
| Diocese | Jamaica and the Cayman Islands |
| In office | 2012–2024 |
| Predecessor | Alfred Reid |
| Other post | Bishop of Montego Bay (2002–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1973 (diaconate) 1974 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | 2002 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 74–75) |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
Gregory was educated at the University of the West Indies. He was ordained a deacon in 1973, priest in 1974.[3]
Gregory was the chaplain of his old university. He was then a lecturer at the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville then warden at the United Theological College of the West Indies. He became Bishop of Montego Bay in 2002; he was consecrated on 17 May at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town.[4]
Gregory was elected as the thirteenth Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) in May 2019.[5] In October 2023, he was awarded the Order of Jamaica.[6]
Gregory is married and has one daughter.
