The
AnglicanDiocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba was originally established in 1842 as the Diocese of Antigua and the Leeward Islands when the
Anglican Diocese of Barbados, then with the
Diocese of Jamaica, one of the two dioceses covering the Caribbean, was sub-divided. In 1842 (shortly after division), her jurisdiction was described as "
Montserrat,
Barbuda,
St Kitt's,
Nevis,
Anguilla,
Virgin Isles,
Dominica".[1] In 2017 the diocese celebrated its 175th anniversary.[2]
Originally, the diocese was under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury until 1883, when the Province of the West Indies was created. As such, it was the Established Church in all British overseas territories within the Caribbean region, and therefore was primarily supported by public funds until disestablishment in 1969. The diocese remains a constituent diocese within the Anglican Province of the West Indies, which remains a constituent province within the worldwide
Anglican Communion.
Bishops
Arms of the Bishops of the North East Caribbean and Aruba