Guyanese Priest, Father (Fr) John Persaud, was on Friday appointed as the Bishop of Mande-ville, Jamaica.
The Vatican at 12 pm in Rome (6 am in Guy-ana) announced that Pope Francis appointed Fr Persaud, who serves as a Diocesan Priest of the Diocese of George-town, as the Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, according to a press release from Catholic Media Guyana.
Fr Persaud, who has been serving as a priest since 1985, has served the Diocese of Georgetown in various capacities being Parish priest, Vicar General, Vicar for Clergy, Judicial Vicar among other positions.
Persaud also served the Caribbean as Judicial Vicar of the Eastern Antilles Inter-Diocesan Tribunal and also as General Secretary of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
It was noted that Fr John Persaud will make his way to Jamaica as soon as he is able to travel to meet with the Apostolic Administrator, Clergy and others from the Diocese of Mandeville to prepare for his Episcopal Ordination.
