Bishop Philip Silvin Wright
7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Rev. Philip Silvin Wright, World Council of Churches president for the Caribbean and Latin America.
Rt Rev. Philip Silvin WRIGHT B.A. (Hons.), M.A., OBE, Church in the Province of the West Indies, Anglican Diocese of Belize
Bishop Philip Silvin Wright entered seminary at Codrington College, and graduated from with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from the University of the West Indies and a Diploma in Ministerial Studies.
Ordained a deacon and a priest at the historic Anglican Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist in Belize City, Bishop Wright worked primarily in the pastoral ministry in various districts in Belize, including as priest in charge of St. John’s Cathedral, before earning a Masters of Arts Degree in Theology (Mission Studies) from the University of Birmingham.
Bishop Wright left parish ministry to head the Anglican Theological Institute (ATI). Bishop Wright has served on several boards and committees, including the National Commission for Good Governance, the Board of Governors of the University of Belize, the National Committee for Families and Children, and the Community Rehabilitation Department.
In October 2005, upon election by the House of Bishops of the Province of the West Indies, under the leadership of Archbishop Drexel Gomez of the Bahamas, Bishop Wright was chosen to serve as the 14th Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Belize. He is now the senior bishop in the Church in the Province of the West Indies.