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Donald James Reece

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Donald James Reece
Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseKingston
SeeKingston in Jamaica
Installed12 April, 2008
Term ended15 April, 2011
PredecessorLawrence Aloysius Burke
SuccessorCharles Henry Dufour
Previous post(s)Bishop of Saint John's–Basseterre (1981–2007)
Orders
Ordination3 January 1971
Consecration8 October 1981
by Samuel Emmanuel Carter, SJ
Personal details
Born (1934-04-13) 13 April 1934 (age 90)
Coat of armsDonald James Reece's coat of arms

Donald James Reece OJ (born 13 April 1934 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an Emeritus Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica.

Biography

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Donald James Reece received on 3 January 1971 his priestly ordination and Pope John Paul II appointed him on 17 July 1981 bishop to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre. His consecration was given by Samuel Emmanuel Carter, SJ, Archbishop of Kingston, Kelvin Edward Felix, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries and Joseph Oliver Bowers, SVD, former bishop of the Diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre on 8 October of the same year.

On 12 October 2007 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica. After the retirement of Lawrence Aloysius Burke, SJ, he followed him on 12 April 2008 by the Office of the Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica.

On 15 April 2011 Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Kingston.

In 2012, he was honored for his contributions to education and religion with the Order of Jamaica, the fourth highest medal of Jamaica.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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