Dorick McGowan Wright
Dorick McGowan Wright (born November 15, 1945 in Belize City - † April 15, 2020 ) was a Belizean priest and Roman Catholic bishop of Belize City-Belmopan .
Life
Dorick McGowan Wright was ordained a priest on April 30, 1980 . Until 1983 he was pastor of La Inmaculada Parish in Orange Walk Town , then the cathedral parish of St John's Cathedral in Belize City.
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Thimida Regia and auxiliary bishop in Belize City-Belmopan on December 12, 2001 . The Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Osmond Peter Martin , ordained him episcopal on April 4 of the next year ; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Giacinto Berloco , Apostolic Nuncio in El Salvador and Belize , and Edgerton Roland Clarke , Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on November 18, 2006 Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan.
On January 26, 2017, Pope Francis accepted his early resignation.
In 1961, Hurricane Hattie , a Category 5 hurricane , lost his mother, two sisters, and younger brother Norman. He himself survived on a coconut tree.
Web links
- Entry for Dorick McGowan Wright on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Dorick McGowan Wright on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bishop Dorrick Wright passes at age 74. breakingbelizenews.com, April 15, 2020, accessed on April 15, 2020 .
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Belize City-Belmopan (Belize) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 26, 2017, accessed January 26, 2017 (Italian).
- ↑ Bishop Dorick Wright Passes Away at 74th edition.channel5belize.com, April 15, 2020, accessed on April 16, 2020 (English).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Osmond Peter Martin |
Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan 2006–2017 |
Lawrence Sydney Nicasio |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McGowan Wright, Dorick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belizean priest, Roman Catholic Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Belize City |
DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2020 |