David Alexander McClay (born 1959) is an Irish Anglican bishop.
McClay is the current Bishop of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland. [1]
McClay was educated at Trinity College Dublin; and ordained an Anglican priest in 1988. His first post was a curacy at Magheralin. After this he held incumbencies at Kilkeel and Willowfield. [2] His appointment as Archdeacon of Down was announced in December 2016.
He was elected Bishop of Down and Dromore on 4 November 2019. [3] He is a leading member of the GAFCON Ireland. [4]
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