Jay Cayangyang

Jerome Rosas "Jay" Cayangyang is an American Anglican bishop and U.S. Navy chaplain. Since September 2025, he has been a bishop of the Anglican Church in North America's Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy (SJAFC).

Biography Cayangyang grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where his father was stationed at Naval Station Mayport while serving on the USS Voge. He was ordained as both deacon and priest in 1996 and has served in churches in California, Virginia and Florida.

As a U.S. Navy Reserve chaplain, Cayangyang had numerous assignments including deployment with Marines during the Iraq War. He was consecrated and installed alongside Marshall MacClellan at during the SJAFC convocation at Church of the Cross in Bluffton, South Carolina on June 21, 2025.

In September 2025, Cayangyang was elected by the ACNA College of Bishops to replace Derek Jones, who had withdrawn from the province, as bishop of the SJAFC.

Personal life Cayangyang is married to Linda; they have five adult children.