KELVIN
FELIX
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NAME
Kelvin Felix
Also known as Most Reverend Kelvin Edward Felix, Dipl. Ad. Ed., M.A., LL.D
BORN:
Kelvin Edward Felix
15th February, 1933
Fields Lane, Roseau, Dominica
PROFESSION
Archbishop (retired)
FAMILY
PARENTS:
Major Edward Mosley Felix and Melanie Felix née Cadette
SIBLINGS:
Peter (deceased), Carlton, Augustus, Edith, Sylvia (Laurent), Helen, Irma, and Elsa (deceased)
EDUCATION
| 1937–45 | Roseau Boys School, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1946–50 | Dominica Grammar School, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1950–56 | Seminary of St. John Vianney and Uganda Martyrs, Tunapuna, Trinidad |
| DEGREES: | |
| 1952 | Philosophy, Seminary of St. John Vianney and Uganda Martyrs, Tunapuna, Trinidad |
| 1956 | Theology, Seminary of St. John Vianney and Uganda Martyrs, Tunapuna, Trinidad |
| 1963 | Diploma in Adult Education, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 1967 | Masters Degree in Sociology and Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA |
| 1970 | Post Graduate Studies in Sociology, University of Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| 1986 | Honorary Doctorate of Laws, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada |
CAREER
| 1956 | Ordained a Roman Catholic priest |
| 1956 | Associate Pastor at the Lady of Fair Haven Cathedral, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1957 | Associate Pastor at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Goodwill, Dominica (1957–61) |
| 1961 | Acting Pastor at Sacred Heart Church, Sandy Point, St. Kitts (1961–62) |
| 1970 | Tutor at Regional Seminary of St. Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs, Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago (1970–72) |
| Sociology tutor at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago (1970–72) | |
| 1972 | Principal of St. Mary’s Academy, Roseau, Dominica (1972–75) |
| 1975 | Associate General Secretary of the Caribbean Conference of Churches, (1975–81) |
| 1981 | President of the Caribbean Conference of Churches (1981–86) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Castries which comprises the Dioceses of Castries, St. Lucia; Kingstown, St. Vincent; St. Georges’, Grenada; Roseau, Dominica; St. John’s, Antigua and Basseterre, St. Kitts (1981–2008) | |
| 1991 | President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, for three terms, (1991–97) |
| 1995 | Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Appointed Visitator to Religious Congregation of Sisters in Curacao by Propagande Fide |
AWARDS
| 1992 | Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London, England |
| 1999 | Dominica Medal of Honour for Meritorious Service from the Government of Dominica, Dominica |
| 2002 | Gold Medal of Honour (SLMH) in the Order of St. Lucia for services to Religion from the Government of St. Lucia in respect of the 23rd Anniversary of Independence, St. Lucia |
| 2006 | Golden Jubilee of Priestly Ordination |
NOTABLE
| First Diocesan priest to be ordained in Dominica | |
| 1981 | Episcopal Ordination |
| 2006 | Silver Jubilee of Episcopal Ordination |
| Golden Jubilee of Ordination | |