Joseph Hennis | |
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Born | Joseph Gabriel Lake Hennis August 26, 1930 |
Occupation | Priest |
Years active | 1958–2019 |
Spouse | Thelma Elaine Prescod (m. 1959) |
Children | 6 |
The Rev. Canon Joseph Gabriel Lake Hennis was Archdeacon of Antigua from 1968 until 1971. [1]
Joseph Hennis was born in Anguilla, educated at Codrington College, and ordained as a priest on December 14, 1958. [2] As such, he became the first Anguillan to be ordained to the Anglican ministry. [3] He was Curate at St Anthony, Montserrat then held incumbencies at St George, Montserrat; All Saints, Antigua; and St Mary's, Barbados. Canon Hennis studied at Huron College, Canada in 1963 and he worked at St Barnabas Church, Toronto, Canada in 1964. [4]