Leroy Errol Brooks
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Leroy Errol Brooks is the 12th and current Bishop of Antigua
; and his See
is NECA (Anglican Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba).
Brooks was born in 1951 and educated at Codrington College
and the University of the West Indies
. He was ordained in 1974 and began his career as a Curate
at St. John's Cathedral, St. John's
, the church at which he was to be consecrated Suffragan Bishop
in 1998 and Diocesan in 1998.
Bishop of Antigua
The Anglican diocese of Antigua and the Leeward Islands was formed in 1842, as the diocese of Barbados, then one of two covering the Caribbean, was sub-divided.There is also a Catholic diocese.-List of Anglican bishops of Antigua:...
; and his See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
is NECA (Anglican Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba).
Brooks was born in 1951 and educated at Codrington College
Codrington College
Codrington College is an Anglican theological college in St. John, Barbados. It was founded by Christopher Codrington, who after his death in 1710 left portions of his 'estates' - two slave labour plantations on Barbados and areas of Barbuda - to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in...
and the University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
. He was ordained in 1974 and began his career as a Curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at St. John's Cathedral, St. John's
St. John's Cathedral, St. John's
St. John's Cathedral also known as the St. John the Divine, the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, is an Anglican church perched on a hilltop in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda...
, the church at which he was to be consecrated Suffragan Bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
in 1998 and Diocesan in 1998.