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Former Bishop Edward Joseph Gilbert Passes Away at 88

10/17/2025

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Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R., former Bishop of Dominica, died October 16, 2025, in Florida at age 88 during the Feast of St. Gerard Majella.
He was born December 26, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York.
He was ordained a priest in 1964.
He served as Bishop of Roseau from 1994 to 2001.
He served as Archbishop of Port-of-Spain until his resignation in 2011 and initiated the diocese's first Diocesan Synod.

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Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R., former Bishop of Dominica, died October 16, 2025, in Florida at age 88 during the Feast of St. Gerard Majella.
He was born December 26, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York.
He was ordained a priest in 1964.
He served as Bishop of Roseau from 1994 to 2001.
He served as Archbishop of Port-of-Spain until his resignation in 2011 and initiated the diocese's first Diocesan Synod.