Gerard County

Gerard Maximin County (born 1960 in Port of Spain) is a Trinidadian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown. He was ordained in 1996, and appointed bishop in 2015.[1] In 2016, he entered into a partnership with the Archdiocese of Louisville to renovate the diocesan pastoral center, among other projects intended to aid Kingstown and other small dioceses in the area.[2] In April 2021, following the eruption of the La Soufriere, he sent a message asking for prayers from the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines[3] to "bring triumph from tragedy".[4]

References
  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcounty.html CH
  2. Record, The (April 20, 2016). "Retired priest starts ministry in Caribbean".
  3. "Obispos de las Antillas preparan un Sínodo regional dedicado a la educación - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. May 7, 2021.
  4. Agency, Catholic News. "Pope Francis prays for people displaced by St. Vincent volcano eruptions".


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