Jay Cayangyang
Jay Cayangyang | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Suffragan of the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy | |
Cayangyang at Bishop Seabury Church in 2021 | |
| Church | Anglican Church in North America |
| Diocese | Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy |
| In office | 2025–present |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1996 |
| Consecration | June 21, 2025 by Steve Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Linda Cayangyang |
| Children | 5 |
| Military career | |
| Branch | United States Navy United States Navy Reserve |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | United States Navy Chaplain Corps |
Jerome Rosas "Jay" Cayangyang is an American Anglican bishop and U.S. Navy chaplain. Since 2025, he has been a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Church in North America's Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy (JAFC).
Biography
Cayangyang grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where his father was stationed at Naval Station Mayport while serving on the USS Voge.[1] He was ordained as both deacon and priest in 1996 and has served in churches in California, Virginia and Florida.[2]
As a U.S. Navy Reserve chaplain, Cayangyang had numerous assignments including deployment with Marines during the Iraq War.[2] In 2011, Cayangyang returned to Jacksonville as command chaplain at Naval Station Mayport.[1] He also served as canon to the ordinary in the JAFC and as deputy chaplain of the Marine Corps for reserve matters.[2]
In 2015, Cayangyang was appointed rector of Bishop Seabury Anglican Church in Gales Ferry, Connecticut. He was also archdeacon for the Northeast in the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word.[2] In 2025, Cayangyang's election as a suffragan bishop in the JAFC was confirmed.[3] He was consecrated and installed alongside Marshall MacClellan at during the JAFC convocation at Church of the Cross in Bluffton, South Carolina on June 21, 2025.[4]
Personal life
Cayangyang is married to Linda; they have five adult children.[3]
References
- ^ a b Sippel, Jacob (February 23, 2011). "New Command Chaplain Returns To Hometown". Florida Times-Union. Navy Public Affairs Support Element. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Leadership". Bishop Seabury Anglican Church. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Bishops-Elect Consented to by College of Bishops". Anglican Church in North America. January 16, 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Let's welcome the newest Bishops (Bishop Jay Cayangyang and Bishop Marshall MacClellan, in front) in Christ's one holy, catholic, and apostolic church". Facebook. Anglican Chaplains. June 22, 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.