{{short description|Trinidadian bishop}} '''Gerard Maximin County''' (born 1960 in Port of Spain) is a Trinidadian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown. He was ordained in 1996, and appointed bishop in 2015.<ref name="jLQUq" /> In 2016, he entered into a partnership with the Archdiocese of Louisville to renovate the diocesan pastoral center, among other projects intended to aid Kingstown and other small dioceses in the area.<ref name="XKrFX" /> In April 2021, following the eruption of the La Soufriere, he sent a message asking for prayers from the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines<ref name="FsgLZ" /> to "bring triumph from tragedy".<ref name="Ygf5s" />
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<ref name="jLQUq">http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcounty.html CH</ref> <ref name="XKrFX">{{Cite web | url = https://therecordnewspaper.org/retired-priest-starts-ministry-in-caribbean/ | title = Retired priest starts ministry in Caribbean | first = The | last = Record | date = April 20, 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="FsgLZ">{{Cite web | url = https://www.vaticannews.va/es/iglesia/news/2021-05/obispos-antillas-preparan-sinodo-regional-educacion.html | title = Obispos de las Antillas preparan un Sínodo regional dedicado a la educación - Vatican News | date = May 7, 2021 | website = www.vaticannews.va }}</ref> <ref name="Ygf5s">{{Cite web | url = https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/pope-francis-prays-for-people-displaced-by-st-vincent-volcano-eruptions/74398 | title = Pope Francis prays for people displaced by St. Vincent volcano eruptions | first = Catholic News | last = Agency }}</ref>
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