Stephen Forde
Stephen Forde | |
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| Dean of Belfast | |
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| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Province | Province of Armagh |
| Diocese | Diocese of Connor |
| In office | 2018 to present |
| Predecessor | John Mann |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Fiona Forde |
| Children | Three |
| Education | |
Stephen Forde (born 1961) is a Church of Ireland clergyman, and the Dean of Belfast Cathedral.[1]
Education[edit]
He was born in Banbridge and educated at Campbell College. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Dublin.
Ordained ministry[edit]
Forde was ordained in the Church of Ireland as a deacon in 1986 and as a priest in 1987.[2] After a curacy at St Mary, Crumlin Road, he was chaplain to Samuel Poyntz, the then Bishop of Connor; and also chaplain of Queen's University Belfast (QUB) from 1989 until 1995. He was the incumbent at Booterstown from 1995 to 1999,[3] then Larne.
In 2006, Forde was appointed Archdeacon of Dalriada.[2] In October 2017, it was announced that he would be the next Dean of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast.[4] He was installed as the 14th Dean of Belfast during a service on 4 February 2018.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Connor Anglican
- ^ a b "Stephen Bernard Forde". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Parish web site
- ^ "New Dean of Belfast is appointed". BBC News. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Installation of Dean Forde as 14th Dean of Belfast". Diocese of Connor. Church of Ireland. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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