Donald James Reece

The Most Reverend and Honourable [1] Donald James Reece DD OJ CD GCM
Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Kingston
See	Kingston in Jamaica
Installed	12 April, 2008
Term ended	15 April, 2011
Predecessor	Lawrence Aloysius Burke
Successor	Charles Henry Dufour
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Saint John's–Basseterre (1981–2007)
Orders
Ordination	3 January 1971
Consecration	8 October 1981 by  Samuel Emmanuel Carter, SJ
Personal details
Born	(1934-04-13) 13 April 1934 (age 90) Kingston, Colony of Jamaica
Coat of arms

Styles of Donald James Reece
Reference style	The Most Reverend and Honourable [2]
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Archbishop

Donald James Reece (born 13 April 1934) is a Jamaican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica from 2008 until his retirement in 2011.

Biography

Donald James Reece began religious life as a Franciscan Friar in the Society of the Atonement in the 1950s before beginning studies at the Catholic University of America in preparation for the priesthood. ^[3] He received on 3 January 1971 his priestly ordination and Pope John Paul II appointed him on 17 July 1981 bishop to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre. His consecration was given by Samuel Emmanuel Carter, SJ, Archbishop of Kingston, Kelvin Edward Felix, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries and Joseph Oliver Bowers, SVD, 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. ^[4]

References

1. "How to Address The Head of the Jamaica Council of Churches – Office of the Prime Minister" . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
2. "How to Address The Head of the Jamaica Council of Churches – Office of the Prime Minister" . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
3. "Fr. Jose Delgado, SA, Ordained to the Catholic Priesthood". Franciscan Friars of the Atonement. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

External links

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