Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago
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The
Anglican 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
.
As of 2009, it included 30 parishes,[1] and was responsible for 59 primary schools, one special school, and nine high schools.[2] The cathedral church is Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port of Spain.
The current bishop of Trinidad and Tobago is The Right Reverend Claude Berkley.[3]
History
The diocese was set up in 1872. Originally, the area was nominally under the charge of the
Bishop of Barbados. The coat of arms of the diocese was granted by the College of Arms in London in 1951, and includes the Alpha and Omega and a version of the Shield of the Trinity.[4]
Bishops
- 1872–1889: Richard Rawle
- 1889–1904: Thomas Hayes
- 1904–1916: John Welsh
- 1918–1945: Arthur Anstey (also Archbishop of the West Indies, 1943–45)
- 1946–1949: Fabian Jackson
- 1951–1956: Douglas Wilson
- 1957–1961: Noel Chamberlain
- 1962–1970: James Hughes
- 1967–1972: Bishop in Venezuela, 1972–1974)
- 1967–1972:
- 1970–1993: Clive Abdulah
- 1993–2001: Rawle Douglin
- 2001–2011: Calvin Bess
- 2011–present: Claude Berkley
See also
References
- ^ Diocese website - News
- ^ Diocese website - Schools
- ^ Diocese website - Bishops and Clergy
- ^ A Complete Guide to Heraldry by A. C. Fox-Davies and J. P. Brook-Little (revised 1969 edition), p. 212.
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