Donald James Reece

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SJ
Personal details
Born	13 April 1934 (age 90); Kingston, Colony of Jamaica
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Saint John's–Basseterre (1981–2007)
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Donald James Reece

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica

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Biography

Donald James Reece received on 3 January 1971 his priestly ordination and

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, former bishop of the Diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre on 8 October of the same year.

On 12 October 2007 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica. After the retirement of Lawrence Aloysius Burke, SJ, he followed him on 12 April 2008 by the Office of the Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica.

On 15 April 2011 Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Kingston.

In 2012, he was honored for his contributions to education and religion with the Order of Jamaica, the fourth highest medal of Jamaica.^[1]

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/breece.html

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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