Transitions in the Virgin Islands

Cathedral of All Saints, St. Thomas

Bishop of the Virgin Islands, The Rt. Rev. E. Ambrose Gumbs, D.D., has announced his retirement effective May 31, 2021. The announcement, which was made by letter on December 31st , was originally to be delivered at the Annual Diocesan Convention which was postponed from July because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected that a Provisional Bishop will be identified to oversee the diocese until the election of a new diocesan.

Bishop Gumbs was consecrated as the fifth bishop of the Virgin Islands on June 11, 2005, after serving seventeen years as a priest.

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Meanwhile, The Rev. Canon Sandye Wilson has joined the diocese to serve as Interim Priest-in-Charge of the Cathedral Church of All Saints.  She succeeds The Rev. Hayden Crawford, whose term ended at the end of December.

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Kindness and generosity from the Episcopal Church Women, the Altar Guild, and the Senior Warden, welcoming their new priest, standing with Bishop Gumbs.....

Canon Sandye enjoying the sunshine

Fr Hayden Crawford, Canon Sandye Wilson and Bishop Ambrose Gumbs