The Metropolitan Archbishop of
Nassau and All The Bahamas
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau
And All the Bahamas
Status: Vacant
Overseen by The Patriarch, +Trevor 'Elihu Greene
It was by God’s will that the Patriarchate of the West Indies, after being relegated to a Titular status, then made to lay dormant for decades, and would be separated from the Roman Catholic Church and restored to use under the banner of the United Holy Caribbean Apostolic Church, led His Beatitude the Most Reverend Lord Trevor ‘Elihu’ Greene, Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain and 36th Patriarch of the Caribbean West-Indies.
The need for expansion and the formation of new bishops for the Caribbean came before the Patriarch in his prayers and contemplation. In early 2022 Bishop Garado Major reached out to the Patriarchate in a formal introduction and discussions of apostolic succession, ecumenical dialogue, and the position of Archbishop. After much dialogue and prayer between them, the Patriarch of the West Indies agreed that a need was present to be met, and “the Orthodox Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nassau and all the Bahamas” was to be formed immediately, being the first and only Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese of the Bahamas.
After an examination of his previous orders, it was deemed proper and necessary that His Grace, Garado Major was to be consecrated in proper Apostolic Succession and Holy Orders. At his ordination to the Archbishopric, he took the name “Abraham” signifying his blessed and holy mandate for the See. Thus, he is to be formally known and addressed as “His Eminence the Most Reverend Lord Garado ‘Abraham’ Major, Metropolitan of Nassau and Archbishop of the Bahamas” on July 17th, 2022 a.d. in the city Nassau, Bahamas at the hands of the Most Reverend Lord Trevor ‘Elihu’ Greene, 36th Patriarch of the West Indies, and the Most Reverend Lord Jerome ‘Ephraim’ Chandler, Bishop of Arima, Trinidad and Tobago.
In April of 2023, the Holy Synod of the Church held the 1st Antilles Synod. Due to a long examination of the situation in the Bahamas with his joining a Baptist fellowship, multiplied with his non-appearance at the mandatory synodal sessions, Metropolitan Major was deemed unfit for the position, and was formally deposed, being removed from the post of Archbishop and deemed returned to the lay state. The Synod, taking measures to move in the best interests of the Archdiocese, returned the Archdiocese back into the hands of His Beatitude the Patriarch.