The Tribune

MARK Fox, the rector of Holy Trinity Church, Stapledon Gardens, has been appointed an archdeacon in the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands.

He succeeds Archdeacon Ranfurly Brown, who ended his service on February 29, in the West Central Archdeaconry and took up his post on April 1.

Archdeacon Fox was born in Nassau and educated at Oakes Field Primary, St Augustine’s College, and the University of Miami, where he obtained an MBA.

He has worked as a customs officer with the Department of Customs, at Import Broker at Island Merchants, and as a restaurant manager at McDonalds Ltd and at Dunkin Donuts. He has also served as parish administrator at Holy Trinity.

He tested his vocation at Codrington College, Barbados, and studied at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

Archdeacon Fox was ordained deacon in 2001 and priest in 2002.

He served at St George’s Church, New Providence, St Peter’s Parish, North Long Island, as chaplain of St John’s College, while assisting at St Christopher’s, Lyford Cay, as interim at All Saints, and, finally, at Holy Trinity Parish, where he has been since 2011.

He is married to Mildred Fox (nee Moss), a veteran primary school educator, and they have two adult daughters.

The diocese is divided into four administrative areas, each headed by an archdeacon, whose role it is to assist the bishop in the administration of the diocese and in relating to the clergy and people of his area. There is also an archdeacon in charge of the administration of the diocese.

The other archdeaconries are Turks & Caicos/Southern Bahamas Archdeaconry (the Venerable Keith Cartwright), East Central Archdeaconry (the Venerable Kingsley Knowles), Northern Archdeaconry (the Venerable Harry Bain) and Administration (the Venerable James Palacious).