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A dream for Haiti
[This is the fourth installment on Haiti. See below for links.]
On July 22, 2025, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Reverend Sean Rowe, appointed me to serve as a bishop for our Church’s largest diocese, the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. Or as they call themselves, Egliz Episcopal Ayisyen.
My official title is “Pastoral Bishop.” Of course, one would expect that all bishops are pastors, indeed, chief pastors of their dioceses. This title is unique to the Haitian situation, which like the country, is in dire straits. I am not going to function as the diocesan bishop. My role is to accompany the Episcopalians to a brighter day, to listen to people and to learn. Then communicate to the wider church and world.s
As I look for ways to prepare for this new and very challenging ministry, besides improving my Kreyol, I am reading a great deal. One book I came across was advertised in Le Nouvelliste, Haiti’s oldest newspaper. (You can read it in English if you wish). The book’s title translates, How Haiti Can Make the World Dream Again. The subtitle reads, Practical Means to Support the Transformation.[1]
When I saw the title, I was incredulous. The reviewer pointed out that the author is a well-respected Haitian diplomat, Jean Ricot Dormeus, and that he is serious.
