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Cecil Orr
David Cecil Orr was Dean of Derry from 1984 until his retirement in 1997. Crockford's on-line accessed 5 February 2013 19:49 GMT Born in September 1933 he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin where he met his Dublin born wife Valerie and ordained in 1958. After a curacy at Drumragh he held incumbencies at Convoy, Maghera and Mountfield before his appointment to the deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc .... He was Succeeded by the Rev’d Dr William W Morton as Dean of St Columb's and Rector of the Parish of Templemore. References 1933 births Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish Anglicans Deans of Derry Living people {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Derry
The Dean of Derry is based at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Church of Ireland. The current Dean of Derry is Raymond Stewart. He was appointed to the cathedral in December 2016 and inaugurated on 28 March 2017 by the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Kenneth Good. Stewart succeeded William Morton who served as Dean of Derry for almost 20 years and then took on role as Dean of St Patricks Cathedral in Dublin in September 2016. Deans of Derry * 1611/2 William Webbe * 1621–1635 Henry Sutton (afterwards Dean of Limerick, 1635) * 1635–1637 Michael Wandesford * 1637/8–1639 James Margetson (afterwards Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, 1639) * 1639/40 Geoffrey Rhodes * 1661 George Beaumont * 1663 George Holland * 1670–1671 William Lightburne * 1671/2 John Lesley * 1672 Peter Manby (converted to Roman Catholic but remained dean) * 1690–1690 Peter Morris * 1690/1–1695 Thomas Wallis * 1695–1699/1700 Coote Ormsby * 1699/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination vary by religion and denomination. One who is in preparation for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination is sometimes called an ordinand. The liturgy used at an ordination is sometimes referred to as an ordination. Christianity Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches In Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy, ordination is one of the seven sacraments, variously called holy orders or '' cheirotonia'' ("Laying on of Hands"). Apostolic succession is considered an essential and necessary concept for ordination in the Catholic, Orthodox, High Church Lutheran, Moravian, and Anglican traditions, with the belief that all ordained clergy are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curate
A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy who are assistants to the parish priest. The duties or office of a curate are called a curacy. Etymology and other terms The term is derived from the Latin ''curatus'' (compare Curator). In other languages, derivations from ''curatus'' may be used differently. In French, the ''curé'' is the chief priest (assisted by a ''vicaire'') of a parish, as is the Italian ''curato'', the Spanish ''cura'', and the Filipino term ''kura paróko'' (which almost always refers to the parish priest), which is derived from Spanish. Catholic Church In the Catholic Church, the English word "curate" is used for a priest assigned to a parish in a position subordinate to that of the parish priest. The parish priest (or often, in the United States, the "pastor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumragh (Electoral Ward)
Omagh (; from ga, An Ómaigh , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers River Drumragh, Drumragh and Camowen River, Camowen meet to form the River Strule, Strule. Northern Ireland's capital city Belfast is 68 miles (109.5 km) to the east of Omagh, and Derry is 34 miles (55 km) to the north. The town had a population of 19,659 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census, and the former Omagh District Council, district council, which was the largest in County Tyrone, had a population of 51,356. Omagh contains the headquarters of the Western Education and Library Board, and also houses offices for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at Sperrin House, the Department for Regional Development and the Roads Service, Northern Ireland Roads Service at the Tyrone County Hall and the Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland Land & Property Services at Boaz House. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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