Telésforo Isaac

Telésforo Alexander Isaac (January 5, 1929 – July 4, 2025) was a bishop of the Diocese of the Dominican Republic in The Episcopal Church,^[1][2] serving from 1972 to 1991.^[3] He was ordained and consecrated on March 9, 1972^[4] and was the first Dominican bishop in the Anglican Communion.^[5]

The Right Reverend Telésforo Alexander Isaac
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic
Church	The Episcopal Church
Province	Province IX
Installed	1972
Term ended	1991
Predecessor	Paul Axtell Kellogg
Successor	Julio César Holguín
Orders
Consecration	March 9, 1972
Personal details
Born	(1929-01-05)January 5, 1929
Died	July 4, 2025(2025-07-04) (aged 96)

Biography

Isaac was born on January 5, 1929.^[6] He established the Centro de Estudios Teológicos (Center for Theological Studies) in Santo Domingo in 1978.^[7] In 1985, along with the Dominican Association for Rehabilitation, he led the diocese in a polio vaccination campaign for children from birth to five years old.^[5] He was also the author of Consejería Pastoral Noutética, an anthology of articles in Spanish on spiritual counseling.^[8]

Isaac died on July 4, 2025, at the age of 96.^[9]