Belize Bishop Wright Elected Archbishop of Region for Anglican Church over Bahamian Bishop Laish Boyd

Belize Bishop Wright elected Archbishop of region for Anglican church over Bahamian Bishop Laish Boyd

BELIZE Bishop Philip Wright was yesterday elected Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, defeating Bahamas Bishop Laish Boyd in a historic vote that made him the first Belizean to lead the regional Anglican Church.

Philip Wright of Belize elected archbishop of the West Indies

The Bishop of Belize has been elected archbishop and primate of the Church of the Province of the West Indies. Meeting today at the Breezes Resort, Cable Beach in Nassau,The Bahamas, the Rt. Rev. Philip Wright was elected by the 42nd Triennial Provincial Synod. Bishop Wright, the senior bishop in the province, becomes the second primate from Belize following the Rt. Rev.  Edward Arthur Dunn of British Honduras who served as archbishop from 1936 …

HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR BELIZE: BISHOP PHILIP WRIGHT ELECTED ARCHBISHOP OF THE WEST INDIES

Times Caribbean News Feature | By [Author], November 2025 A Landmark in Caribbean Ecclesiastical History In a moment of profound significance for Belize and the wider Caribbean Anglican community, The Right Reverend Philip Silvin Wright, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Belize, has been elected Archbishop, Primate, and Metropolitan of the Church in the Province of the West Indies. The announcement came from the Provincial Synod earlier today, m…