Robert Samuel James Houston McKelvey, OBE, QVRM, TD (born 3 September 1942) was the

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. He was educated at the

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(1954–61), Queen's University Belfast, 1961-65 and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1968. He was Curate at Dunmurry until 1970, when he was appointed

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of Kilmakee- a post he held for 12 years. He was

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of the General Synod Board of Education (Northern Ireland) from then until 2001 when he became

, in which capacity he served at St Anne's Cathedral until 2011. During his tenure as Dean of Belfast he was at times involved in controversy, notably in 2003 (relating to perceived lack of government support for St Anne's as a tourist attraction), and in 2010-11 (relating to the departure of the composer Philip Stopford, who had been the Director of Music). In connection with the latter matter, he faced demands that he resign. An author,Amongst others he wrote "Forty Days with Jesus", 1991; "The Apostles' Creed", 1992; "Children at the Table", 1993; "In Touch with God", 1997; and "God, our Children, and Us", 1999 >

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Thursday 8 July 2010 he is married to Roberta; they have a son. He served as editor of

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from 1975 to 1982.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McKelvey, Houston 1942 births People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Belfast Living people