A Lokono , in 1949 , he was the first Amerindian in Guyana to be ordained as an Anglican priest and canon .
John Peter Bennett ( 30 September 1914 -- November 2011 ) was a Guyanese priest and linguist .
A Lokono , in 1949 , John Peter Bennett was the first Amerindian in Guyana to be ordained as an Anglican priest and canon .
John Peter Bennett ( 30 September 1914 -- November 2011 ) was a Guyanese priest and linguist .