Kenneth Raymond Good (born 1 November 1952) is a retired Church of Ireland (Anglican) Bishop who served as

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from 11 June 2002 - 31 May 2019.

Early life and priestly ministry

Born on 1 November 1952 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin he was

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in 1977. He began his career as a curate in

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after which he was chaplain and head of Religious Education at

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, Cork. In 1984 he became

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of Dunganstown; and in 1990 of Shankill Parish,

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. His final appointment before elevation to the

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was as

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Episcopal ministry

Good was elected bishop of Derry and Raphoe on 13 March and consecrated on 11 June 2002. He went on to serve in the diocese for seventeen years and engaged heavily in the wider social and political life of the diocese. In his time as bishop he brought the Church of Ireland Synod to the city for the first time. He announced his retirement in October 2018 and officially retired from the post in May 2019 and one of his last public interventions was an appeal to politicians to restore the devolved assembly in Northern Ireland. Bishop Good developed a strong working relationship and personal friendship with Bishop Donal McKeown and after his retirement Ken Good's 'strategic leadership to the local church to engage fully with the community throughout his ordained ministry, most of which was in the complex community of Northern Ireland" was recognised when both men were awarded a prestigious peacemaking prize. He was succeeded by The Right Rev’d.

Andrew Forster Andrew James Forster is an Irish Anglican Bishop. He is currently Serving as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe since 8 December 2019. Forster was educated at Queen's University, Belfast and the Church of Ireland Theological College. He was ordained ...

, Archdeacon of Ardboe in the diocese of Armagh who was elected as the new Bishop in August 2019 and ordained in St Patrick's Cathedral Armagh on 8 December 2019. He was then enthroned in the two diocesan cathedrals in St Columb's in Derry and St Eunan's Cathedral Raphoe at the beginning of January 2020. Bishop Good praised his successor and described Bishop Andrew as the perfect choice for the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and had confidence that he will serve the Diocese Faithfully and very well.

References

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