The Archdiocese of Port of Spain, the metropolitan see of the Catholic Church covering the entire nation of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, released on Thursday, October 16, an official statement on the death of Redemptorist Bishop Emeritus, Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R. (1936-2025):
“It is with deep sorrow that the local Catholic community learns of the passing of Archbishop Emeritus, the Most Reverend Edward J. Gilbert, CSsR. Archbishop Gilbert served faithfully as Bishop of Roseau from 1994 to 2001, after which he was installed as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain on May 5, 2001, a position he held until 2011.”
During his episcopal ministry, he strengthened diocesan structures, promoted vocations, and fostered deeper collaboration between clergy, religious, and laity.
Mons. Gilbert was born on December 26, 1936 in New York City, U.S. and died on October 15, 2025 aged 88 at New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He became a member of the CSsR in 1959, professed perpetual vows in 1962, and was ordained a priest in 1964.
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