Kenneth Richards (bishop)

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The Most Reverend The Hon.

Kenneth Richards

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Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica
Archdiocese Kingston in Jamaica
See Kingston in Jamaica
AppointedApril 29, 2016
InstalledJuly 6, 2016
Predecessor Charles Dufour
Previous post(s) Bishop of Saint John's–Basseterre (2011-2016)
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 29, 1985
ConsecrationFebruary 8, 2012
by  Donald James Reece
Personal details
Born
Kenneth David Oswin Richards

(1958-08-16) August 16, 1958 (age 66)
Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica
NationalityJamaican
Alma mater
MottoCalled to be Holy
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Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
DateSeptember 28, 1984 [1]
Priestly ordination
DateSeptember 29, 1985
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Donald James Reece
Co-consecrators
DateFebruary 8, 2011
PlaceHoly Family Cathedral, St John’s, Antigua
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Kenneth Richards as principal consecrator
John Derek PersaudSeptember 19, 2020
Source(s): Catholic-Hierarchy.org [2]
Styles of
Kenneth Richards
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Archbishop

Kenneth David Oswin Richards (born August 16, 1958) is a Jamaican prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica since 2016. [2]

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Early life

Kenneth David Oswin Richards, was born in Linstead, St Catherine, Jamaica. He is the oldest of seven children. When he was about 10 years old, he was converted to Catholicism. [3]

Education

Having completed his studies at St. Michael's Seminary in Kingston, he was ordained in 1985. He first served as Associate Pastor at Holy Cross Church in Half-Way-Tree, then as Pastor of St Benedict's Church, Harbour View, and later as Pastor of St. Patrick's Church, Waterhouse; St. Jude, Newark Avenue & Christ the Redeemer, Seaview Gardens. In 2006, he earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. [4] He was appointed Archdiocesan Director of Vocations, before becoming Rector of The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity where he managed its restoration in time for its 100th anniversary in 2011. [5]

Career

In 2009, Father Richards was conferred with the title of Monsignor, and in December 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Bishop of St John's-Basseterre with pastoral responsibility for Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis and the three British dependent territories of Anguilla, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands – a post which he held until his appointment as Archbishop of Kingston in 2016. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "BIO of Monsignor Kenneth Richards". www.sknvibes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Archbishop Kenneth David Oswin Richards [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Archbishop of Kingston". Archdiocese Kingston. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  4. ↑ University, Catholic. "Distinguished Alumni". The Catholic University of America. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Archbishop of Kingston". Archdiocese Kingston. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop of Kingston". Archdiocese Kingston. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  1. https://www.kingstonarchdioceseja.org/archbishop-of-kingston
  2. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brichk.html


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