Dr. Howard Gregory is to become the new Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
He was elected the 14th Bishop following deliberations at a special Synod on Tuesday March 27.
Bishop Gregory received two-thirds of the votes cast by the Clergy and Lay Representatives attending the Synod.
The 61 year-old clergyman, succeeds Alfred Reid, who retired on December 31 last year after serving as Bishop of Jamaica for 11 years.
Bishop Gregory, who has been in the priesthood for 38 years, has been serving as Canonical Administrator for the Diocese since January.
His enthronement as Bishop of Jamaica will take place at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town, at a date to be announced.