Pat Storey
Pat Storey (* 1960 in Belfast ) is a British Anglican bishop of the Church of Ireland .
Life
Storey grew up in Belfast. She studied French and English at Trinity College in Dublin and attended the Church of Ireland Theological College where she studied Anglican theology. In 1997 she was ordained a deacon . In 1998 she was ordained a priest. From 2004 to 2013 she was the principal of St Augustine's in Londonderry . In September 2013, Storey was elected to succeed Bishop Richard Clarke in the Anglican Diocese of Meath and Kildare . Storey is the first female bishop of the Church of Ireland and the first Anglican female bishop of the British Isles .
Storey is married with two children, a son and a daughter. Her husband is also a priest.
Web links
- Pat Storey: First Anglican Bishop Appointed in Ireland ; Spiegel Online, September 20, 2013
- The Revd Patricia Storey appointed Bp of Meath and Kildare , Anglican Communion News Service, September 20, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ Steven Erlanger: New Anglicans name first female bishop in Ireland ; York Times, September 20, 2013
- ↑ Ireland: First Anglican Bishop of the British Isles consecrated , Vatican Radio , December 1, 2013
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| SURNAME | Storey, Pat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Anglican Bishop of the Church of Ireland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast |