Jay Cayangyang
American Anglican bishop
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Jerome Rosas "Jay" Cayangyang is an American Anglican bishop and U.S. Navy chaplain. Since September 2025, he has been a bishop of the Anglican Church in North America's Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy (SJAFC).
Jay Cayangyang | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy | |
Cayangyang at Bishop Seabury Church in 2021 | |
| Church | Anglican Church in North America |
| Diocese | Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy |
| In office | 2025–present |
| Predecessor | Derek Jones |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1996 |
| Consecration | June 21, 2025 by Steve Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Linda Cayangyang |
| Children | 5 |
| Military career | |
| Branch | United States Navy United States Navy Reserve |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | United States Navy Chaplain Corps |
Biography
Cayangyang grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where his father was stationed at Naval Station Mayport while serving on the USS Voge.[1] He was ordained as both deacon and priest in 1996 and has served in churches in California, Virginia and Florida.[2]
As a U.S. Navy Reserve chaplain, Cayangyang had numerous assignments including deployment with Marines during the Iraq War.[2] In 2011, Cayangyang returned to Jacksonville as command chaplain at Naval Station Mayport.[1] He also served as canon to the ordinary in the JAFC and as deputy chaplain of the Marine Corps for reserve matters.[2]
In 2015, Cayangyang was appointed rector of Bishop Seabury Anglican Church in Gales Ferry, Connecticut. He was also archdeacon for the Northeast in the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word.[2] In 2025, Cayangyang's election as a suffragan bishop in the SJAFC was confirmed.[3] He was consecrated and installed alongside Marshall MacClellan at during the SJAFC convocation at Church of the Cross in Bluffton, South Carolina on June 21, 2025.[4]
In September 2025, Cayangyang was elected by the ACNA College of Bishops to replace Derek Jones, who had withdrawn from the province, as bishop of the SJAFC.[5]
Personal life
Cayangyang is married to Linda; they have five adult children.[3]