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On July 21st of this year, all our churches from across our Diocese will gather at the National Arena for a service of thanksgiving commemorating the 200th Anniversary of our […]
Anglican Church in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. Established 1664.
On July 21st of this year, all our churches from across our Diocese will gather at the National Arena for a service of thanksgiving commemorating the 200th Anniversary of our […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]