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
Carnival – ‘morality’ and mirror
Q :Archbishop J, does Carnival have a morality of its own? Carnival is not one event or one type of event, it is a multi-layered tapestry […]
The God-human relationship
Q: Archbishop J, what is the anthropology of your recent pastoral letter? The word ‘anthropology’ is derived from two Greek words, anthropos and logos—meaning literally, a […]
Sacrifice – mine and yours
Q: Archbishop J, could you explain the priesthood of all believers? When we hear the word ‘priest’, we think immediately of those ordained through the laying […]
The struggle to evolve into a republic
Following is an edited version of the address given by Archbishop Jason Gordon at the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute’s 22nd annual general meeting on Thursday, […]
It’s Christmas – a profound dialogue with God
Q: Archbishop J, what does the Christmas story teach us about dialogue? Happy Christmas, everyone! We have made a wonderful journey towards this day of the […]
Dialogue – a portal to the Divine
Q: Archbishop J, is dialogue really a way to inner transformation? I believe our contemporary culture too often underestimates and misunderstands dialogue. By taking a secular […]
Towards building community, inclusivity, and dialogue
Q: Archbishop J, how are we going to move the Church towards building community? Building community is a significant spiritual initiative. It will require all of […]
Advent in this Kairos moment of synod
Q: Archbishop J, what do you hope for this Advent? I hope every Catholic would use this wonderful Advent season to engage their faith more deeply […]