▁for ▁the ▁priest hood ▁and ▁religious ▁life . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁programme ▁in ▁spiritual ▁direction . ▁ ▁His ▁great ▁wish ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁for ▁more ▁Domin ican ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁for ▁Car ib bean ▁integration . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁formation , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁De legate ▁of ▁the ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Order ▁in ▁Rome , ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁unity ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁among ▁the ▁vic ari ates ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Domin ican ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁this ▁position . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁King st own ▁in ▁St ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁Bishop ▁of ▁King st own ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁Car ib bean - born ▁Domin ican ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁bishop ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁ 5 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁evangel isation . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Apost ol ic ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Br idget own , ▁Barb ados . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁