Roman rite bishops
belonging to the Maronite line – updated 16 October 2025
On 25 July 2024, Father Kendrick John Forbes was ordained
Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, at Roseau, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Fair
Haven, by Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire of Castries, assisted by Archbishop
Santiago De Wit Guzmán, Titular Archbishop of Gabala and Apostolic Nuncio to
Dominica, and by Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder of Nassau.
There are now thirteen Roman rite bishops belonging to
the Maronite line: five in Nigeria and eight in the Caribbean. They are:
in Nigeria:
Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem of Calabar
Archbishop Lucius Iewjuru Ugorji of Owerri
Bishop Donatus Edet Akpan of Ogoja
Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri of
Calabar
Auxiliary Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., of Ahiara
in the Caribbean:
Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp., emeritus of
Port of Spain
Archbishop Patrick Christopher Punder of Nassau
Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon of Port of Spain
Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire of Castries
Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B., of Georgetown
Bishop Robert Anthony Llanos of Saint John’s-Basseterre
Bishop Gerard Maximin County, C.S.Sp., of Kingstown
Bishop Kendrick John Forbes of Roseau