Jay Cayangyang
American Anglican bishop and Navy Reserve chaplain
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. In 2011, Cayangyang returned to Jacksonville as command chaplain at Naval Station Mayport. He also served as canon to the ordinary in the JAFC and as deputy chaplain of the Marine Corps for reserve matters.
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. In 2025, Cayangyang's election as a suffragan bishop in the SJAFC was confirmed.
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