The Episcopal Church in Haiti dates from 1861 when a group of 110 African-Americans immigrated to Haiti. Among them was James Theodore Holly of Detroit, Michigan, who established Holy Trinity parish in Port- au-Prince and missions elsewhere. He was consecrated bishop in 1874, and served until his death in 1911.
The first missionary bishop to Haiti was the Rt. Rev. Harry Roberts Carson (from 1923) who completed Sainte Trinite Cathedral in 1928. When he retired in 1943, the Church had 62 missions, 13 schools, and 18 members of clergy.
The Rt. Rev. C. Alfred Voegeli, native of New Jersey who succeeded Bishop Carson, presided over the decoration of the Cathedral in 1950-51, which was executed by artists of the Centre d'Art. Bishop Voegeli cultivated the continued growth of parishes, schools, and clinics throughout the country.
The Rt. Rev. Luc Garnier, the first Haitian bishop, succeeded him. He further developed and strengthened the Church's institutional work through partnerships with churches and companion relationships with dioceses in the United States. The number of parishes and clergy has continued to grow, despite the political upheavals of the period. He retired in 1993.
The present Episcopal Bishop of Haiti, the Rt. Rev. Zache Duracin, was consecrated in 1994. The Diocesan offices are located on the Kenscoff Road corner of the square in Petionville, by the Saint Jacques (Saint James) parish church.
There are Episcopal parishes with schools and clinics throughout the country. Its major institutions in Port-au-Prince are the Holy Trinity School with an exemplary music program and Philharmonic Orchestra; Saint Vincent's School, with health and educational services for handicapped children (unique in the country); and College Saint Pierre, a preparatory school. Theological training is centered at its seminary at Montrouis. Hopital Sainte Croix, a 100-bed general hospital located at Leogane, is operated in partnership with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Its extensive regional public health and community healthworker training programs are located nearby at Darbonne. There is an agricultural school in Terrier Rouge.
The Sisters of Saint Margaret, headquartered in Boston, have played a major role in the establishment and development of Episcopal Church institutions, especially at Holy Trinity School and Saint Vincent's School. Their convent is on the Holy Trinity grounds, and they have a retreat house at Kenscoff.
The Art of Sainte Trinite, the Episcopal Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
Ecole Saint Vincent, Port-au-Prince. ESV is a large school and clinic for children with visual and hearing problems, and mental and orthopedic developmental problems.
Hopital Sainte Croix, (Holy Cross Hospital) of Leogane is a 100 bed general hospital serving families in the large Leogane region thirty kilometers west of the capital. It offers hospital services and an extensive program of rural health clinics, maternal and child health services, and healthworker and midwife training.
Children's Medical Missions of Haiti, USA