Jump to content

Pat Storey: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Ordained ministry: added details and ref
Line 82: Line 82:


On 19 September 2013, Storey was chosen by the House of Bishops to succeed [[Richard Clarke (bishop)|Richard Clarke]] as [[Bishop of Meath and Kildare]].<ref name="Meath and Kildare news" /> She was consecrated to the episcopate at [[Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin]], on 30 November 2013.<ref name="bbc - Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop" /> She is the first woman to be elected as a bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first female [[Anglican Communion]] bishop in [[Ireland]] and [[Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/world/europe/anglicans-name-first-female-bishop-in-ireland.html|title=Anglicans Name First Female Bishop in Ireland|last=Erlanger|first=Steven|date=20 September 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=26 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="Meath and Kildare news">{{cite web|url=http://meath.anglican.org.dnnmax.com/mainsite/Bishop/tabid/81/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Bishop Clarke|publisher=Diocese of Meath and Kildare|accessdate=26 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="bbc - Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop">{{cite web|title=Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25159579|work=[[BBC News]]|date=30 November 2013|accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref>
On 19 September 2013, Storey was chosen by the House of Bishops to succeed [[Richard Clarke (bishop)|Richard Clarke]] as [[Bishop of Meath and Kildare]].<ref name="Meath and Kildare news" /> She was consecrated to the episcopate at [[Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin]], on 30 November 2013.<ref name="bbc - Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop" /> She is the first woman to be elected as a bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first female [[Anglican Communion]] bishop in [[Ireland]] and [[Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/world/europe/anglicans-name-first-female-bishop-in-ireland.html|title=Anglicans Name First Female Bishop in Ireland|last=Erlanger|first=Steven|date=20 September 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=26 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="Meath and Kildare news">{{cite web|url=http://meath.anglican.org.dnnmax.com/mainsite/Bishop/tabid/81/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Bishop Clarke|publisher=Diocese of Meath and Kildare|accessdate=26 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="bbc - Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop">{{cite web|title=Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25159579|work=[[BBC News]]|date=30 November 2013|accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref>
She has described her [[churchmanship]] as '[[open evangelical|liberal evangelical]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=A first among equals|url=http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/first-among-equals|accessdate=26 May 2015|work=The Irish Catholic|quote=describes herself as “an open liberal evangelical, not conservative”}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 01:11, 26 May 2015


Pat Storey

ChurchChurch of Ireland
DioceseMeath and Kildare
Elected19 September 2013
PredecessorRichard Clarke
Orders
Ordination1997 (deacon)
1998 (priest)
Consecration2013
Personal details
Born
Patricia Shaw

1960 (age 63–64)
SpouseEarl Storey
Children2
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
Church of Ireland Theological College

Patricia "Pat" Storey (born 1960) is an Irish bishop. She has been the Bishop of Meath and Kildare in the Church of Ireland (Anglican) since 2013. She is the first female bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first female Anglican bishop in Ireland and Great Britain.

Early life

Storey was born in 1960.[1] She studied French and English at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983; as per tradition, her BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Dubl) degree.[1][2] In 1994, she began to train for ordination at the Church of Ireland Theological College. She graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree.[1]

Ordained ministry

Storey was ordained in the Church of Ireland as deacon in 1997 and priest in 1998.[2] From 1997 to 2000, she served her curacy at St Patrick's Church, Ballymena, County Antrim. From 2000 to 2004, she was an assistant curate at St Aidan's Church, Glenavy, County Antrim.[1] In 2004, she was appointed rector of St Augustine's Church, Derry, County Londonderry.[3]

On 19 September 2013, Storey was chosen by the House of Bishops to succeed Richard Clarke as Bishop of Meath and Kildare.[4] She was consecrated to the episcopate at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 30 November 2013.[3] She is the first woman to be elected as a bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first female Anglican Communion bishop in Ireland and Great Britain.[5][4][3]

She has described her churchmanship as 'liberal evangelical.[6]

Personal life

Storey is married to an Anglican priest, the Revd Earl Storey.[7] Together they have two adult children; Luke and Carolyn.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "P L 34729". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Reverend Pat Storey first woman Anglican bishop in Ireland". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop". BBC News. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Bishop Clarke". Diocese of Meath and Kildare. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ Erlanger, Steven (20 September 2013). "Anglicans Name First Female Bishop in Ireland". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  6. ^ "A first among equals". The Irish Catholic. Retrieved 26 May 2015. describes herself as "an open liberal evangelical, not conservative"
  7. ^ MacDonald, Sarah MacDonald (1 December 2013). "Church of Ireland's first female bishop ordained". CatholicIreland.net. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. ^ "First female bishop in British Isles ordained in ceremony at Dublin Cathedral". The Daily Mail. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Bishop of Meath and Kildare
2013 to present
Incumbent

Template:Persondata