Pat Storey
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The Most Reverend Pat Storey |
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| Bishop of Meath and Kildare | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Meath and Kildare |
| In office | 2013 to present |
| Predecessor | Richard Clarke |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 (deacon) 1998 (priest) |
| Consecration | 30 November 2013 by Richard Clarke |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Patricia Shaw |
| Born |
30 March 1960 Belfast |
| Spouse | Earl Storey |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Dublin Church of Ireland Theological College |
Patricia "Pat" Storey (née Shaw; born 30 March 1960) is an Irish Anglican bishop. Since 2013, she has been the Bishop of Meath and Kildare in the Church of Ireland. She is the first woman to become a bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first woman to be an Anglican bishop in Ireland and Great Britain.
Storey was born 30 March 1960. She was educated at the Methodist College Belfast, a grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She studied French and English at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983; as per tradition, her BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Dubl) degree. In 1994, she began to train for ordination at the Church of Ireland Theological College. She graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree.
Storey was ordained in the Church of Ireland as deacon in 1997 and priest in 1998. From 1997 to 2000, she served her curacy in the Parish of Kilconriola and Ballyclug, (Ballymena), County Antrim. From 2000 to 2004, she was an assistant curate at St Aidan's Church, Glenavy, County Antrim. In 2004, she was appointed rector of St Augustine's Church, Derry, County Londonderry.
On 19 September 2013, Storey was chosen by the House of Bishops to succeed Richard Clarke as Bishop of Meath and Kildare. She was consecrated to the episcopate at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 30 November 2013. She is the first woman to be elected as a bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first woman to be an Anglican Communion bishop in Ireland and Great Britain. As Bishop of Meath and Kildare, she is the only Anglican bishop who is not also an archbishop or primate to be styled The Most Reverend (rather than The Right Reverend), the style usually restricted to archbishops or primates.
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