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 |
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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]
He was born in Banbridge and educated at Campbell College. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Dublin.
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]
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