Did you know? (Sunday, May 5, 2024)
In the 20th century, as part of the human development thrust, The Rev. Henry Clarke, a Rector in Westmoreland, established the Westmoreland Building Society which grew to become The Jamaica […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, April 28, 2024)
Under Bishop Percival Gibson, the first black Jamaican Bishop, there was a spike in the growth of secondary schools: The Queen’s School 1954, Glenmuir High and Bishop Gibson High and […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, April 21, 2024)
Bishop Enos Nuttall was particularly concerned with the reduction of urban poverty, so, in 1900, he founded The Kingston Charity Organisation. During his tenure, there were also important inputs in […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, April 14, 2024)
Bishop Enos Nuttall was one of our early bishops (1884-1916). He was a significant figure in Jamaican history, particularly known for his contributions to education, social welfare, and religious leadership. […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, April 7, 2024)
Easter is regarded as a movable feast, because it is always the first Sunday after the full moon that falls on or after March 21. The colour used for this […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, March 31, 2024)
The date for Easter is not fixed. It moves every year. For this reason the earliest Christians celebrated the Lord’s resurrection on different days. The church has always maintained a […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, March 24, 2024)
Bishop Aubrey Spencer was succeeded in 1870 by Bishop Reginald Courtenay. Bishop Courtney faced the challenges of disestablishment and disendowment, as all subventions to the Anglican Church in Jamaica were […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, March 17, 2024)
Bishop Aubrey Spencer succeeded Bishop Lipscomb. Spencer served as Bishop from 1843 – 1872. He was the one who renovated St. Catherine Parish Church, turning it into the Anglican Cathedral. […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, March 10, 2024)
Christopher Lipscomb, our Diocese’s first Bishop, raised salaries of clergy, divided the Diocese into three Deaneries, corresponding to the counties of Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey, run by three senior clergymen, […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, March 3, 2024)
The first (Anglican) church to be established was the church of St Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town and this was built sometime between 1661 and 1664 on the […]