Kelvin Felix
His Eminence Kelvin Edward Felix | |
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Motto | Ut omnes unum sint (That all may be one) |
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Informal style | Cardinal |
Kelvin Edward Felix,
Youth and early clerical career
Felix was born in Dominica and ordained a priest on 8 April 1956. In 1962 he left the West Indies for St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, where he attained a Diploma in Adult Education in 1963, gained a master's degree from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana in Sociology and Anthropology in 1967 and completed post graduate studies in Sociology at the University of Bradford in England in 1970. He was the Principal of the Roman Catholic High School in Dominica from 1972 to 1975 and Associate General Secretary of the Caribbean Conference of Churches from 1975 to 1981.[2]
Archbishop of Castries
Felix was consecrated archbishop on 5 October 1981 and served as President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 1997 and President of the
On 12 April 2006, Felix was attacked and grabbed on the neck by a man with a knife, as soon as he finished an evening sermon at the
As he approached his retirement age, Felix requested of the Vatican that a co-adjutor archbishop be appointed to ensure a smooth transition in the Archdiocese. On 19 July 2007, Bishop
Cardinal
Distinctions
The Archbishop was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws in 1986 from St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia and was appointed an Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992. In 1999, he was awarded Dominica's highest honour, the Dominica Award of Honour for Meritorious Service by the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.[8] In 2002 he received the Medal of Honour (Gold) (SLMH) of the Order of St. Lucia for services to Religion from the Government of St. Lucia on occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the country's independence for having rendered eminent service of national importance to Saint Lucia.
See also
References
- ^ Joseph Jr., Rudy (2006, 28 April). 50th Anniversary: Archbishop Felix celebrates. The New Chronicle (back page).
- ^ a b Archdiocese of Castries Website; accessed 16 February 2015.
- ^ Christine Larbey "Archbishop attacked, security tightened for holy weekend" Archived 9 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine, StLuciaStar.com, 14 April 2006; retrieved 5 May 2006.
- ^ Profile, newsday.co.tt; accessed 16 February 2015.
- ^ "New archbishop comes to St. Lucia" Archived 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, htsstlucia.com, 20 July 2007; retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ McElwee, Joshua L. (12 January 2014). "Pope chooses new cardinals from Africa, Asia, Latin America". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "National Service Awards Register". Government of Dominica. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
External links
- "Felix Card. Kelvin Edward". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Kelvin Edward Felix
- Biography available in Archbishops of Castries