Fitzroy Pestaina

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Fitzroy Elderfield Pestaina was the Dean of Antigua from 1972 until 1976. [1]

Pestaina was educated at Codrington College and ordained in 1945. He was successively: Curate at Christ Church, Barbados then Saint Michael, Barbados; Vicar of All Saints, Barbados; Rector of St Lucy, Barbados [2] and then of Saint Peter, Barbados before his time as Dean. [3]

He died on 16 December, 1976. [4]

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References

  1. The Restoration Deans Archived November 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. St Lucy's Parish Church
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p774 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN   0-19-200008-X
  4. "Big Church Antigua". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.