Dorick M. Wright
The Most Reverend Dorick M. Wright | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia | |
| Appointed | 18 November 2006 |
| In office | 23 January 2007 –26 January 2017 |
| Predecessor | Osmond P. Martin |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 June 1975 |
| Consecration | 4 April 2002 by Bishop Osmond P. Martin |
| Rank | Auxiliary Bishop of Belize |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dorick McGowan Wright November 15, 1945 |
| Died | April 15, 2020 (aged 74)[1] |
Dorick McGowan Wright (November 15, 1945 – April 15, 2020) was a
Early life
Wright grew up in the
Episcopacy
Wright was ordained at Holy Redeemer Cathedral, Belize City, on June 27, 1975. He then assisted at St. Joseph Parish, Holy Redeemer Cathedral parish, and Inmaculada Parish in Orange Walk. He returned to St. Joseph Parish as pastor and then to Holy Redeemer Cathedral. On April 4, 2002, Wright was consecrated at St. John's College as Auxiliary to Bishop Osmond P. Martin, with Martin the principal consecrator. He was appointed bishop of the diocese on November 18, 2006, and installed on January 23, 2007, with Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, nuncio for Belize and El Salvador, presiding.[4]
Bishop Wright founded St. Benedict Diocesan Seminary, a minor seminary offering two years of college training to those studying for the priesthood. It opened on August 27, 2013, on the grounds of the former Santa Familia
Wright outspokenly opposed efforts to decriminalize homosexual activity in Belize. His position was supported by the Belize Evangelical Council, and later also by the Belize Council of Churches that included the
References
- ^ "Bishop Dorick Wright passes at age 74". Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Dorick Wright". Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ "LLoyd Wright". Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ a b Woods, Charles M. Sr., et al. Years of Grace: The History of Roman Catholic Evangelization in Belize: 1524-2014. (Belize: Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, 2015), pp. 305f.
- ^ "Seminary". Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ "Country-of-origin information to support the adjudication of asylum claims from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex ('LGBTI') asylum-seekers" (PDF). Asylum Research Consultancy. November 14, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-08-24.
