Stephen McBride is an Anglican

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

: he has been

Archdeacon of Connor The Archdeacon of Connor is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Connor. The archdeaconry can trace its history from Eustacius, the first known incumbent, who went on to be Bishop of the Diocese to the current incumbent Steph ...

since 2002. McBride was born in 1961. He was educated at the

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Queen's University, Belfast , mottoeng = For so much, what shall we give back? , top_free_label = , top_free = , top_free_label1 = , top_free1 = , top_free_label2 = , top_free2 = , established = , closed = , type = Public research university , parent = ...

and Trinity College, Dublin; and

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in 1988. He was a curate in Antrim and then

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

. He was Chaplain to the

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from 1994 until 2002; and has been the incumbent at Antrim since 1995.All Saints web site
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1961 births Christian clergy from Belfast Living people Archdeacons of Connor People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub