Charles Jason Gordon


Charles Jason Gordon
Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdiocesePort of Spain
SeePort of Spain
Appointed19 October 2017
PredecessorJoseph Everard Harris, CSSp
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1991
Consecration21 September 2011
by Joseph Everard Harris, CSSp
Personal details
Born
Charles Jason Gordon

(1959-03-17) 17 March 1959 (age 65)
MottoTotus Tuus
Coat of armsCharles Jason Gordon's coat of arms
Styles of
Charles Jason Gordon
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Charles Jason Gordon (born 17 March 1959) is a Trinidadian Roman Catholic prelate and the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain since his appointment in 2017.[1] He had served prior to this as a parish priest for the locality of Gonzales, approximately 1.9 km/1.2 miles outside Port of Spain, before serving as the bishop for both Bridgetown and Kingstown. Gordon is known for his opposition to death sentences and favours peacemaking and bridge building in local disputes and gang violence.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Port of Spain has a new Archbishop". Daily Express. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ "From Gonzales to Archbishop's house". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ^ "No to Hanging". Barbados Advocate. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.