Cornelius Wilson

Cornelius Joshua Wilson (November 2, 1932 – August 12, 2002 ) served as Anglican Bishop of Costa Rica from 1978 to 2001.

Life Born in Siquirres, Limón, on November 2, 1932, he was the fourth of eight children born to parents Eliazar Mclean and Teresa Wilson of Afro-Caribbean origin. He started primary school in Escuela Justo Facio of Siquirres and concluded it in the Escuela General Tomas Guardia School of Limon. His high school studies were in the Colegio de Limón.

Wilson married Eulalia Cole on April 19, 1952; they had five children. He studied for ordination and was ordained a deacon in 1965 and then a priest in 1967 in the Episcopal Church. He later received an M.Div. from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.