He attended St. John's College and then taught for three years at Holy Redeemer Primary School.
He then entered Conception Seminary, run by the Order of St. Benedict in north-west Missouri, where he completed his education for the priesthood.
He was appointed bishop of the diocese on November 18, 2006, and installed on January 23, 2007, with Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, nuncio for Belize and El Salvador, presiding.
[6] With Bishop Wright's eyesight failing, he requested help to carry out his mission and in 2012 Viatorian Fr.
Christopher Glancy was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General for the Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan.