March 17, 1959
1971
1978
1981
1986-2000
2005
In 2005 and 2006, he was awarded the City Day Award (City of Port of Spain); and the Alexander B Chapman Award 2006 from the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee for the promotion of the Olympic ideals of using sports to promote peace. He also won the Motorola Community Policing Award 2006, a Caribbean-wide award of the region’s police commissioners for community initiatives that partner with the police, and bring peace to communities.
He lectured in the Department of Theology at the Seminary of St John Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs, as well as for other courses: Caribbean History, Social Ethics, Media, and Caribbean Technology. He was also a member of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice, the Archdiocesan Communications Commission and Vicar of Administration for the Archdiocese of Port of Spin (2006–2011).
He is a member of Jubilee 2000, an international ecumenical consortium that seeks justice through debt forgiveness on behalf of the world’s most indebted nations (D20), and continues to be a member of the Living Water Community. Archbishop Gordon is currently the Vice-President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference of Bishops and the Chair of their Communications Commission.
2011
2014 / 2015
2017
He also presented a paper for the CARIFESTA XIII Symposium in August 2017 addressing the ‘Challenge and Opportunities of Technology to the Caribbean Culture and Identity’. He was subsequently installed as the Archbishop of Port of Spain on December 27, 2017.
D.O.B.
March 17, 1959
Parents
Stanley & Rose Mary Gordon
Age at Time of Priestly Ordination
32
Year of Priestly Ordination
1991
Episcopal Ordination Date
September 21, 2011
Conversations with Archbishop J
Moved by the community to discernment
Q: Archbishop J, what is the synod about, really? Part II In part one of this series, we explored the metaphor of the Synod on Synodality […]
St Joseph, a man for the present age
Q: Why a consecration to St Joseph? Masculinity in our time is in peril. Western civilisation has moved from patriarchy to matriarchy. It used to be […]
Communal discernment, loading… loading
Q: Archbishop J, what is the synod about, really? The Synod on Synodality is a major upgrade of the operating system (OS) of the Roman Catholic […]
Call to the wilderness to heal our ancient wound
Q: Archbishop J, why prayer, fasting and almsgiving? As we saw last week, Lent is a ritual space where we are plunged into the inner purpose […]
Lent – a sacred rhythm, a ritual space
Q: Archbishop J, why Lent? If Carnival is a mirror of our soul, we must conclude all is not well with our soul. We need a […]
At the other end of the rope…
Q: Archbishop J, is roping off bands a regression? This is a sensitive issue and needs delicacy. The question came from a female reveller who held […]
Carnival – the good, the bad, a reflection of T&T’s soul
Q: Archbishop J, is Carnival evil? This is a complex question that deserves a detailed answer. But I will begin with the simple answer. Carnival, the […]
Understand meno, understand discipleship
Q: Archbishop J, what is a disciple? A disciple is one who follows his master, sits at the feet of the master, and learns and is […]